Using automotive style hall effect sensor to monitor rotation angle of sensor vs. diametrically magnetized target. http://www.digikey.ca/product-detail/... tried to get free samples, but no dice. Have a few left over - first come first served!
Install a variable frequency drive to power three phase lathe at home on 1 phase.
Test of the pressure capacity of 12V peristaltic pump for arduino
home built rock crusher anti-jam for gold prospecting and electronic waste recovery
simple trick to solve your hydraulic troubleshooting quickly and easily Please click your "like" button! More details at: "http://arduinoforgoodnotevil.blogspot.ca/2013/06/in-name-of-all-things-good-and-oily.html"
Disassembly, troubleshooting and repair of VFD for running a 3 phase electric motor on 1phase household power. HuanYang inverter = Junk! Troubleshooting guide on my blog: Arduinoforgoodnotevil.blogspot.ca
We have a look inside the Dewalt random orbit sander, repair it and put it back together. Arduinoforgoodnotevil.blogspot.ca Don't forget to blah blah blah
Behold! the latest iteration of a LaunchPad/Arduino controlled hydraulic pump! arduinoforgoodnotevil.blogspot.ca
Teardown and inspection of Air Hogs RC helicopter with payload and lift capacity testing
Troubleshoot and test Variable Frequency Drive. Teardown, and attempted repair of a VFD. This is what replaced a phase converter in your home shop conversion. How it works and why you must never connect it backwards!
Make your own homemade broaching tool for "drilling" perfectly square holes in steel. In this case we are using it as a tool holder on a milling machine slotting attachment.
Machining bronze with nothing more than a cold chisel, hammer and file. How to do metal work without expensive tools. Blog post:
*Correction* CC is actually square cm and cubic inch should be square in. Sorry, I mis-spoke. ArduinoforgoodnotEvil.blogspot.ca
goodbye safety fuse; hello garage burnin etching rig. arduinoforgoodnotevei.blogspot.ca
What's this Brushless motor stuff all about? Teardown and comparison between new drill and old drill.
Let's peel the skin back on a brand spankin' new Dewalt 20V XR brushless impact to learn, in layman's terms, how new brushless technology works. Explanations on how Pulse Width Modulation allows digital electronics to output analog voltages, what AC frequency the tools run on and some star wars tomfoolery. Sorry, comments disabled. (Fuck Google+'s Orwellian drive to collect and monetize OUR personal information.)
This saw guide is a welder's spare hand! I installed magnets in the aluminum straight edge. I can easily cut steel plate with my Milwaukee Metal Cutting Saw. The long guide has over 500 lbs of clamping force, more than enough to keep the cut straight even cutting thick plate steel.
This ain't your Pappy's party trick. Arduino powered EDM (Electric Discharge Machining). I've been working on this all week and finally got to a working proof of concept. You'll get to see the full length vids detailing the build, stupid mistakes, getting electrocuted and eventual success in the coming weeks. Don't be shy, please click "Subscribe" THANK YOU!
DON'T BUY A PHASE CONVERTER! Rigid tapping on a Bridgeport Milling Machine. Convert single phase to three phase power with a Variable Frequency Drive. Never mess with the drive belt again!
Let's hearken back to a simpler time. Say, last night? When Thomas Edison inspired me to improve upon the 200 year old design of the carbon arc lamp. Made possible by two pencils and an Arduino. Honorable mention to Dangerous Prototype's ATX breakout for supplying the 12VDC and 0.5amperes. Also, thank you goes to a class act, Ian Lesnet, for the prompt and kind PFO to a request for free stuff. Hey, ya don't ask, ya don't get. Remember the little guys at promo budget time! Post Script: If only Texas Instruments hadn't cut me off the free sample gravy train, it could have been "Now with more MSP430!" Catchy, no?
This is what happens when you don't take precautions when drilling bronze. Best practices: Brass off the drill Light feed pressure Ensure chuck is tight so bit won't pull if it grabs Apply a little quill lock pressure to prevent self feeding if drill grabs
*This is incredibly dangerous - the scabby tools and cobbled together parts shown here are widow makers. Treat them as such.* I'll show you how I machined a portable die press for punching and broaching. We're using the latest in Armstrong technology to build a hydraulic press, without hydraulics! 100 tons for 100 dollars in material. Also of interest in the vid: 17mm die punch thru 8mm steel plate (20 ton trial run) Annular cutters on the Bridgeport Mill how to get the last drop of never seize out of the can neodymium magnets Milwaukee 8 inch Death Metal Cutting Saw New Milwaukee 18V drill Unobtainium sintered pixie dust drill bits (SFPCD compliance statement: no drill bits were harmed in the making of this video.) 4:16 worst google CC transcription ever.
49 seconds of oily hydraulic goodness. You'll enjoy learning how to install a hydraulic pump in the correct orientation and ensure it's turning in the right direction.
Allen keys are S2 tool steel, so they make dirt cheap punch dies. Here's how to make tool steel dies for your press. Sockets are dangerous in this application, you'll see why in a future vid. Don't come crying to me. Safety blah-blah *ad nauseum*.
This is a percussive drill bit for rock. It goes in a hydraulic hammer, just a *little* bigger than your typical Hilti rotary hammer. It has tungsten carbide buttons that I'm trying to remove. Any ideas?
The rock crusher goes kaput. We investigate and find that our stover nuts let us down. So we add hard face weld to the impact hammers and re-assemble.
We take a big mistake at work and turn it into the next midnight infomercial workout machine. Making BIG punches and dies with scrap tool steel. Using the 100 ton Armstrong powered press to punch holes in plate.
Lil' Screwy, the home made press meets her match in a failed attempt to punch a 1.5" round slug through 0.5" plate steel.
How to use a home made press to punch holes in steel. because.
This is a simple micro-controller brain that controls a hydraulic valve. It reverses the valve when it sees the pressure spike in the crushing equipment. This allows it to automatically clear jams. I want to adapt this to a homemade log splitter. I've never built a logsplitter; please post any stories/ideas/questions you have. Big rocks get broken down with great bloody maul, get jammed into the hammer mill, are gravity fed to the rod mill. The rod mill grinds the 1/4" minus ore into 50 mesh, the oversize comes out the classifier and get re-ground, the 50 mesh minus slurry gets pumped to the shaker table. The shaker separates the particles according to specific gravity; gold, silver, lead, copper, iron on one end, shmoo on the other. Just something I whipped together on a lazy Sunday after church.
Show and tell Starrett micrometer, Depth micrometer, rear plunger dial indicator.
I can't find a use for this milwaukee oscillating multi-tool. Can you?
What is Flow Drilling - Friction Drilling - Form Drilling? Whatever you call it, it's cool to do it yourself with salvaged tungsten carbide. This technique allows you to thread holes in thin wall tubing without inserts and without welding using the dullest drill bit ever.
Build your own simple tool for broaching square, hex, keyways and holes in metal.
Extra special shout outs to these great guys, thanks for your help! https://www.youtube.com/user/nik282000 https://www.youtube.com/user/icc3a1800 https://www.youtube.com/user/AlexSprites Thank you for watching and contributing! We look at some of the lessons learned from our journey to one million views. Including how to deal with Trolls and how to build yourself a bronze plaque with a cold chisel and hammer. *SFPODBA Disclaimer* "The Society for the prevention of drill bit abuse has approved this video. No drill bits were harmed during filming."
Wood and urathane rubber base for an old family heirloom. This anvil base will last another 100 years. I'll show you how I potted it in cast urethane on a wood base
How to recover tungsten carbide from drill bits. This is a rock drill bit with tungsten carbide buttons that we'll use to try a couple of removal techniques.
How to woo the ladies: service their car! How to fix pulsing brakes. We use the Bridgeport milling machine and Starrett rear plunger dial indicator to troubleshoot a tough-to-diagnose brake problem. We also bodge a Dewalt sander in order to do the job.
*Behold!* The must-have ultra luxurious, bleeding edge techno gadget for the more-money-than-brains-Louis-Vuitton gearhead crowd. Ultra exclusive offering; population: You. I'll show you how I drilled, milled, glued, acid etched, copper and gold electroplated this one of a kind drill press oilcan. It's a real handy tool to have around the shop. Heavy gold plated steel with magnetic base and brush retainer, ensures it won't spill during heavy cuts. The high performance, stinking-rich-grade gold electroplating ensures instant heat transfer to eliminate heat build up in high performance cutting fluids.
This is an easy way to make pennies float. It's quite surprising to see copper float on water, but there's a simple explanation. If we change the density of the copper penny, it'll float!
A funny little trick to crush a penny after you've grown bored of watching the copper float hack. Caution: Lame Science at work.
A brief explanation of digital multimeters (DMM). You get what you pay for. What to look for in a meter for troubleshooting cars, trucks, hydraulics, AC, DC, motors, electronics. For $150 the Fluke 117 or 113 are solid multimeters that'll last you *decades*. Best of all, they won't screw you up with random auto-ranging and obscure nonsensical displays. You need to be a genius on Adderall to troubleshoot with a "value priced" meter. Give your brain a hug and throw out those crappy meters lying in the bottom of your toolbox.
I'll show you how to sharpen most drills without any fancy jigs. When you need to sharpen a twist drill on a jobsite, sometimes you have to make due. We can't always be in a nice warm, well lighted shop, with a perfect grinding stone and a drill scale. A little practice and you'll be able to sharpen bits under nearly any conditions. Be forewarned! You'll hear newly minted-shop-machinists clucking and tsk-tsking in the comments. Never you mind, because they never stray that far from the coffee room. This'll help you get it done! Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds. (pun indended)
We test out High Speed Steel for flow drilling and for friction welding. I inadvertently discover a breakthrough hangover therapy: getting milling machines to do what they're not designed to do.
I'm interested in hearing your thoughts on a new vid series, please comment! The new segment will feature short vids based on the question: "which one is better?" This is WoiB 001. I've been using this Hakko 888 soldering iron for the past year. It's got 70 watts, so it heats up faster than the Weller 52D. I've got this Hakko on the bench in the shop. I've got the Weller upstairs on the electronics bench. Sure, the Hakko is a nicer iron, cooler looking, higher capacity but the real difference is the price. The Weller is $225, the Hakko is $100. Better and cheaper!
Inspired by Shopdogsam, mrpete222 (tubalcain) and Dave Jones, I set out to build an electric solenoid engine. I quickly find out that adding variable speed capability to existing cam and switch governor isn't as simple as it sounds. I start out with the easystepper board, move on to electromechanical relays and settle on transistors driven by a micro-controller (MSP430 LaunchPad) to achieve reliable speed control for a yet to be built model engine. The stock photo of a steam engine is complements of: Stott Park Bobbin Mill Steam Engine; Chris Allen - From geograph.org.uk
* Danger: I have no idea what nasty chemicals might come off this super heated magic sand. Use your head! * According to this MSDS, formaldehyde is produced above 150C. You need good ventilation and a properly fitted organic vapor respirator! http://lubixcube.com/FAQ_files/LubixMSDS.pdf This new and easy procedure for casting aluminum is ridiculously simple. You don't need any special casting equipment, just a welding machine some graphite and some kinetic sand (silly putty in sand form). In this vid you'll see me set up and complete my first ever aluminum pour in a matter of minutes. The key is getting rid of all the complicated furnace and sand casting equipment. Instead, I'll use a stick welder and some play sand from the toy store.
http://youtu.be/mooOBhYJeI4 Battleshots, a drinking game ripoff of Battleship from Milton Bradley. Sue me at your peril. I tackle THE question of our age. Why can't they make a good trimmer head? I've got the best trimmer I could buy, according to the reviews, the Stihl FS 38. It's a skookum power tool, but the cable head doo-dad will drive you to drinking! In the process, I stumble upon the next extreme sport.
This is a cut and roughly polished section of the first aluminum casting using DC arc, graphite and kinetic sand. Some bubbles in the upper part, but not bad, all things considered. I've left plenty of room for improvement.
I built myself a dirt cheap lapidary rock tumbler. It also works great for removing rust, deburing machined parts, and getting rid of old paint. It's ah slower than sand blasting, but works well. You can use sand, dirt, walnut shell, sawdust to prep parts for painting, electroplating and anodizing. As a caveat, Tumler is made in the USA and is clearly a skookum product. If you find yourself in need of a good tumbler, there are clearly none better. http://www.thumlerstumbler.com/ Also, I'd like to say that I have many wonderful ex pat Chinese friends and a few still living there . But the country is a toxic dump, both morally and environmentally. I've worked dozens of projects there, and been there during baby formula melamine poisoning scandals.
Sign up to win free Tactical Keychains swag! http://tacticalkeychains.com/?ks_giveaway=free-tikey-share-to-win And the winner is: FREE TiKeY Winner – Brandon Masick Congrats! We use some Titanium that Tactical Keychains sent in. This is using the arc welder and graphite method that worked so well on aluminum. Adding argon shielding gas to the set up ensures that the molten titanium doesn't explode. The results are terrible; but you can't win 'em all.
Wetterlings Swedish Axe isn't the best I've ever owned, but it is the most expensive. It's a beautiful piece of blacksmithing. It has a beautiful handle. But the design of the head only makes it suitable for light work. I'll use this for prospecting, but it's not good for any real splitting. It's good for light chopping, and it sucks for making kindling. Right out of the gate, the wedge fell out. I jammed it back in and it lasted another day. Then the wedge split half in two and flew out. Game over. According to the pimply faced kid at the hunting store, this is the smallest axe / hatchet that meets the requirements for the grueling Yukon Quest dog race. Think Iditarod, only for men. Now, Les Shroud is one tough SOB, and I think he's pretty much a straight shooter, but his endorsement misses the mark. I'll stick with my $25 Elgin.
Please vote for my instructable: http://www.instructables.com/id/Easy-Permanent-Print-on-Metal-at-Home/ But what's in it for you? When we win, I'll be giving away an Ipod and a Dremel to lucky viewers! I use a laser printer resist and ferric chloride to permanently mark electric control box. This technique allows you to indelibly print on any metal. It looks very professional and the more careful you are the better the results.
I build the calculator kit that was featured on HaD. Nothing says I love you like a home-made dork gift! http://hackaday.com/2014/07/02/pocket-calculator-emulates-pocket-calculator/
It's easy to get gunpowder to explode, right? In the spirit of "I will"; I humbly submit: scrap bin BB cannon made from old-cheese-grade threaded rod (aka all thread, redi-rod). Too often I see fellows put up false barriers; "I can't make that, I don't have a 'X'". I long ago rid myself of that toxic excuse "can't". I will or I won't. Along the way, I dispensed with that other toxic word "should". I don't should on anybody, least of all myself. I will or I won't. I turned down the barrel with a hand drill and a die grinder. I drilled the bore and touch hole by eye. I made my own fuses with a youtube recipe that doesn't work. Instead, I made glue from styrofoam and gasoline. I procured Pyrodex FFF propellant and made my own Napalm paper fuse. I own a respectable collection of knackered machine tools. But I still like making things with a bare minimum of tools. It's a personal challenge to make "minimum viable" projects. I hope you like this work in progress. Safety Gestapo take heed, this is a good 'un. "Calling all cars! calling all cars! WooooEEEEEEEEEEE. Somebody please think of the children!" &c... As always, I welcome your comments!
I grind up some Fools Gold that contains tiny quantities of real gold. I wanted to make a copper solution for electroplating using ore I prospected. What I got was something far more interesting. The real gold floats right to the top. Impossible because gold is nineteen times heavier than water. Right? Yes and no. If the gold particles are small enough then the effect of surface chemistry overcomes the density effect. The gold picks up a positive surface charge and gets stuck on top of the surface tension of the water. This effect is used to concentrate most metallic ores mined for the past century.
This is a new and easy way to pinpoint electrical faults in cars, trucks, heavy equipment, electronics. By looking at the thermal image of electric circuits and devices, I'll show you how to quickly identify electric faults in wire, connectors, and components. I'll show you how to use a FLIR TG165 infrared camera thermometer to pinpoint hotspots and troubleshoot with a DMM (digital multimeter). Here's the link to Dave Jones EEVblog teardown of the Flir TG165 https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=xFFXUc4Bwjs
We'll disassemble and inspect a hydraulic gerotor motor. This is a high torque hydraulic drive motor. This type of motor is on smaller construction equipment; bobcats and small excavators. This unit is broken, so we take it apart to see if we can repair it.
I'll use smooth-on industrial urethane rubber to repair a broken Dewalt Tools oscillating sander. The pad is worn out, so I make a new one. I recommend buying a new part from a tool repair shop. But this one now has a tough, custom homemade rubber abrasive pad. As an added bonus, I show you how to tint and cast open cell urethane foam. Yay!
Some tools you just can't find in stores, you've got to make them. This small radius burnishing tool is not available, so I'll show you how to make one. This DIY tool will allow you to burnish a decorative pattern in steel, copper or aluminum using little more than emery cloth and glue.
I'll show you a cheap way to make an amazingly versatile tool. Battery recovery, repair and charging Charge any battery, even if you don't have the original charger Electroplating Anodizing Aluminium and Titanium Electro-polishing Etching Electrolysis Operate DC solenoids, valves and pumps DC motor speed controller It's a DC power supply with programmable CV/CC constant voltage/constant current. A more professional 80V/5A version of this tool would cost kilobucks. We can build it for about $40, because we're not concerned about electrical spikes or noise.
Came across these little locomotive gems and figured you guys would appreciate seeing the results of two traction motors in full wheel slip doing a burnout on the railroad. Traction motors are generally 600VDC and rated for 1hr at 1600kW, but can be much higher! Gord bless the internets: http://bbs.homeshopmachinist.net/threads/65164-Locomotive-Burn-Out
http://www.instructables.com/id/Copper-Workbench/ I make a copper work surface for the electronics lab. I'll show how to score and cut copper with the help of it's work hardening properties. Then I glue, clamp and laminate the copper sheet onto a plywood backing to make a sturdy work surface. I burnish the copper to break up the wavy look of the gleaming metal.
I get "lost" on the way to doing laundry and manage to find my way into the Wien Technical Museum. Mechanical contrivances abound, and a good time was had by all. As an added bonus, this museum is a great way to avoid crowded Christmas Markets!
Bored to tears with "This is the greatest new tool, watch me cut things" bobble-head reviews? This is not that. We teardown a brand new Makita hypoid saw for woodworking. I review the construction of this saw from the inside out, complete with electrical testing and explanation of the difference between a Skilsaw Worm Gear and the Makita Hypoid. I use a microscope to show the surface and wear-in of the gears. We also test the melting point of Makita's plastic tool housing. This isn't a sales review, this is part reverse-engineering and part hacking. What are worm and hypoid gears? skip to 8:25 Take away from gear explanation skip to 10:15 Running the saw on DC battery power skip to 28:00 How much torque does this saw produce? skip to 22:00 What oil does Makita Hypoid use? skip to skip to 17:00 What is that plastic thing on the tool power cord? skip to 2:45 What temperature does plastic housing melt? skip to 18:30 Use of microscope to inspect surface of gears skip to 12:00 Errata: OLD cars use spiral bevels they mostly changed to hypoid in the 40s. Ooops. "It really was the point of the hypoid gear in automobiles because it allowed for lower floors and tunnels in cars." -anonymic79
Impress the ladies with your can opening skills! This vid is self-explanatory, but for us slow learners: If the knife goes through your hand, you're doing it wrong. This was inspired by a fellow youtuber, Mike, who made a John Wayne in an afternoon rather than buying one for a dollar. BECAUSE HOME-MADE IS ALWAYS COOLER! http://youtu.be/cvVRqHd5U5A
Update and Errata Part B here: http://youtu.be/Zw5RPBVOR0g When it comes to grinders, I've always been a Makita man. But maybe this new Dewalt will change my mind. We'll teardown this grinder and have a close look at the build quality. This is a very in-depth review and test so I broke the vid into two parts. I'll post part B next Sunday. Enjoy teardowns? Me too, but they get pricey. Please consider throwing a few bucks into the hat and help me make these vids. http://www.Patreon.com/AvE Weight of DeWalt vs Makita: 2:35 Strange Gear Grease: 4:45 Moly Di-Sulfide under the microscope: 6:30 Spiral bevel gear: 8:35 Mindblowing Pinion Gear Mystery: 13:30 Crappy Brush Holders: 17:00 Motor Rotor: 19:00 Sex on a stick! Field winding: 23:30 Glass impregnated plastic housing: 25:00
If you missed it Part A is here: http://youtu.be/LWH5bfpivSU The plastic they use in the tool housing is amazingly good quality! We discover some shocking news about the gears in the grinder. We also confirm what type of lubricant is being used and see why the Dewalt marketing department can get away with the crazy specs on the box. 0:30 BASF high temperature plastic housing 3:00 What a quality trigger switch looks like 5:00 Marketing BULLSHIT! Busted on the Horsepower Rating! 6:00 Motor wire is solid (stiff-breakable) not stranded (pliable)? 7:00 How to piss off a welder 7:25 Motor Amperage testing 10:25 Heat buildup after running checked with the FLIR 11:06 Locked rotor torque amperage test and thermography 13:20 Heavy grinding test - blows breaker 30A! 13:50 Heat buildup in steel during grinding - interesting! 15:30 Intermission sponsored by Kizmox and Finland! 17:15 How do manufacturers rate power, torque, amps and RPM? 21:00 Testing the grease is it graphite or moly? 23:10 Testing the gear for copper infiltration (to increase density) 24:00 Brimstone test 25:00 That didn't work, like, at all. 25:50 How Moly works 27:00 Geology streak test for molibdenite, how to check for moly 28:20 Floating penny trick (why gear testing didn't work) 28:40 Confirming powder metal gear the easy way 30:57 Better grease is stickier than the crap DeWalt supplies Thanks to Kizmox! https://www.youtube.com/user/Kizmox Floating Penny Trick https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0hvqDyKtjk Part A of this Tool Teardown: http://youtu.be/LWH5bfpivSU
In this Manly-Man skill building episode, I'll show you how to stop buying expensive batteries.How can you get the cheap power that's in your wall to run expensive battery munching toys? It's really quite simple, find out the voltage of the batteries, and use an adapter to supply the correct voltage.
UPDATE: see why the cheap ones kill batteries https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8oopG2GpF0 Boltr: calipers. How bad can ten dollar digital calipers be? Take an insider's look at the differences between cheap Chinese calipers and high quality Japanese ones. Sparkfun's Hung Lo brand versus Mitutoyo versus your wallet. These are the bargain basement calipers that Harbor Freight, Princess Auto, KBC, Sears, Home Depot, Lowes, Canadian Tire are selling. Do they hit the "minimum viable tooling" requirements? Is it actually cheaper to buy quality tools? I'll also give you a few tips on how to improve the quality of cheap calipers. reddit link CLICK IT PLEASE, SOMETHING MAGICAL WILL HAPPEN! http://www.reddit.com/r/EngineeringPorn/comments/2tkh1w/digital_caliper_guts_the_cheap_kind/ I did a follow up on the battery consumption. It's shockingly bad! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8oopG2GpF0 And another follow up on temperature compensation. Equally terrible. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDhRqhA_SiQ
In a follow up vid to the previous caliper teardown, we have a look at the current draw of craptacular digital calipers and compare that to the high quality Mitutoyos. The results are astounding. We clearly see why the batteries in low cost tools don't last. Also, we discover that there is no electronic brownout protection, which could lead to bad readings. Check out Stefan Gotteswinter's Machining Channel! http://www.youtube.com/user/syyl A very kind thank you to PStechPaul for his 2 cents on the low current measurement and possible inaccuracy: "The current sense resistors are usually for 199.9 mV full scale, so the 20 uA reading on the 200 uA range (1kohm) probably dropped 20 mV. Not really very significant for a rough comparative reading with a 1.5 V source."
Teaser of some fun stuff going on in the backwoods of British Columbia in my humble two car garage. Home made copper sintered part. This is a proof of concept. I wonder what happens when we reduce the particle size and extrude it through a hot end?
Our humble little community of machinists, welders, mechanics, engineers, electronics guys, mad scientists, software guys and sundry Reddit curmudgeons is 10,000 members strong! Here's some heavy metal cobalt electroplating from alternative ( read, dirt cheap) sources. Everybody knows that despite being Rock and Roll, heavy metal is not good for your inside parts. Big "C" and whatnot. Take precautions!
An experiment to determine the viability of electrolyticaly grown thick sections of copper from scrap.
Now with more Awesome! Also, I'm asking for your help to keep making these vids. Please click if you want to help! https://www.patreon.com/AvE Please share with friends, acquaintances, frienemies, strangers, those dudes on facebook who "try" to sell you dick pills. Speed Test 2:00 Sawsall gear and chooch shaft 3:45 The trouble begins 6:30 Spiral bevel gears 8:00 Microscopic look at the gears 9:00 Motor rotor 10:45 Melting point of tool housing 13:55 Trigger switch 15:00 Intermission and request for Patreon support 16:15 Trigger switch contacts and PCB disaster 19:00 ETL standards fake switch 20:00 Gear ration and motor speed 23:40 Get 'er done, field repair of fastener 24:15 Bad switch, badder wire 25:00 Test Cut 26:40 What the tool is good for 28:20 Reddit sub EngineeringPorn always good for a chuckle or three: http://www.reddit.com/r/EngineeringPorn/comments/2uz2hc/power_fist_saw_sink_your_meat_hooks_into_th/
I saw a "never before seen" arc furnace vid that looked fishy so I performed a quick and dirty Bullshit test. And as a bonus, I break my world record for dick jokes and tell you about the next latest and greatest thinly veiled homersexual posing as a ribald jock phone app, so you can continue to avoid actually talking to anyone.
How much would an induction heater cost that'd do a huge ball bearing in 90 seconds? More than I care to spend! (over $10,ooo!) I've been saving this trick for a special occasion. You guys really came through with putting up a few bucks each on Patreon. Thank you! https://www.patreon.com/AvE We don't all have an inductive bearing heater. Very few of us have a hydraulic press, but following is the easiest/cheapest way to heat metal parts for installation. It's much safer than a torch and hot oil. Simply wrap the metal part that you want to expand in a couple layers of wet rags. Microwave on high for a minute or two. The water in the rag will take the edge off the microwaves and prevent arching. But the beauty is that it won't get hotter than 100C or 212F, the perfect temperature for installing bearings! This is pretty much going to put inductive bearing heaters out of business. (not really they are still good for flanges and heating above 100 C). Also, this might go without saying, but you're gonna want to ensure the bearing has a whiff of oil on it prior to exposing it to moisture. What anybody would be doing running around with a dry bearing, I don't know, but people are sometimes, you know, idiots. If you got a hard-ass my-way-or-the-highway bossman, throw the bearing in the oven or a vat of oil. This is an unconventional, unproven way of doing things. But it is good for a laugh and a good way to win a few beers! Errata: Thank you to Daniel Mattsson! He pointed out my error: "Simply too dangerous!!! If your wife catches you... "
In this teardown we'll have a look at a low cost pneumatic die grinder. The air vane motor inside is the powerplant that is in all rotary pneumatic tools. We also make a purpose built tachometer data logger incorporating the Rigol 1054 oscilloscope. We'll have a look at a few easy ways to improve air tool performance and maximize the capability of small workshop air compressors. Thank you to everybody that helped make this vid! www.Patreon.com/AvE Errata: The lower o-ring on the valve is HNBR. Thanks to xnutral for his technical expertise! From the parker website: HYDROGENATED NITRILE (HNBR, HSN) Hydrogenated nitrile was developed as an air-resistant variant of nitrile rubber. In HNBR, the carbon-carbon double bonds in the main polymer chain are saturated with hydrogen atoms in a process called “hydrogenation” that improves the material’s thermal stability and oxidation resistance.
We check the temperature compensation on digital calipers. And, surprise, surprise theres a trap built in to every cheap pair of offshore calipers. That's definitely why my parts never fit together! Check out Abom79's channel. He's a pro and a stand up guy, I learn little tricks just from watching him work. http://www.youtube.com/user/Abom79 This vid is dedicated to MattsAwesomeStuff. He is the reason you don't hear that annoying 18kHz whine. Deuxieme etoile to the kind folks who made Audacity, a free piece of skookum audio software that REALLY kicks the Llama's ass. If you're interested in helping to make these vids please consider tossing a few bucks into the hat. www.Patreon.com/AvE
How can you charge a mobile phone when you don't have the charger? One way is to use a voltage divider to reduce the voltage from a car battery down to the voltage that your phone needs. But what if it's an emergency and you are stuck in a disaster zone without your electronics lab? I'll show you how to MacGyver your way out of trouble with scavenged parts. Hack a Day Featured! Post your smarky remarks there. http://redd.it/2wskne Like the vids? Chuck a fewcouple shekels into the hat! It really helps with the budget troll for doing the teardowns. http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
Brief waffle on building your own metal workbench. I prefer the steel work to wood because: I made it no splinters no fires no shrinkage no loose joints stiff and tough but most of all you can weld stuff to it!
Vibration analysis is a well know tool in heavy industry. But what can the Do It Yourself-er use to balance motors cheaply? I'll show you how with a free program; Audacity and an earbud to measure the vibration, natural frequency and nodes of any motor. Using the sound card input as an oscilloscope is more accurate and versatile than using my Rigol 1054z. The frequencies encountered in mechanical systems are mostly within the range of human hearing. The very same bandwith that computer sound cards are designed to deal with... Audacity is a free program that includes some very powerful tools that will allow us to filter the signal and then do a FFT to show the amplitude of the frequencies that make up the vibration in a mechanical system. We can use the amplitude of the various frequencies to determine how best to balance a motor. If you enjoyed this vid and would like to help bring more of the same to youtube please consider throwing a few bucks into the hat. http://www.patreon.com/AvE Check out these channels too! Paul Krzysz http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrZcfdehS6Y Tubalcain http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cgtjunt5bQo Errata: Nothing yet. =) Update: 43 minutes of being live. Damping NOT Dampening. I only said it twelve times. (heh heh heh).
Electrical troubleshooting on the contractor that feeds the Bridgeport milling machine VFD. This is the simplest way to make an industrial latching circuit for star/stop function. The electrical repair includes all the usual pitfalls and dunder-headed mistakes.
Hangover Saturday, WARNING: pinch faced Church quilting bee types, salty language ahead. Say hello to 40 mm thick hard AR 400 plate. It's not something you want to drill with HSS drill bits. In the name of FUN, we put a few unwilling victims on the alter for sacrifice to Vulcan. In this totally biased review of various suppliers of twist drills, one brand came out on top. Surprisingly, some of the most expensive USA made bits from Acklands are worse than el-cheapo offshore bits from Costco. The most gorilla proof twist drill I've found is Walter. Norseman makes a good bit too. Any other bits you'd like me to test while I still have that 100 pound plate up on the mill? Like the vids? Got pocket change? You can help keep the cart rollin'! http://www.patreon.com/AvE
How do you drill super hard tool steel? With ridiculously expensive tungsten carbide twist drills. As an added bonus and a requirement for my defense team; I kludge method for determining drill RPM from audio of the actual drilling.
TL:DW skip to 7:00 This is my 200th vidja! Incredible how time flies, still having fun in the shop, still making lots of mistakes so you don't have to and still inspiring Trolls to lob spitballs from the know-it-all-do-nothing peanut gallery. The matter at hand: I bust a crappy tap and show how to get it out in the home workshop. There are many more-or-less effective ways to remove a broken tap. This is the toughest situation, a broken tap in a blind hole. In a thru hole, you can go for the hammer and chisel brute force method. Sometimes despite our best efforts to the contrary, things don't go according to plan, so we try something else. Surprisingly, that something else works better than the original plan. Feeling the weight of all those two dollar coins in your pocket? Throw 'em into the hat and we'll make something out of 'em! http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
Fried Arduino anyone? We take a microscopic view of a (quite possibly fake) Atmel ATMega that got a little uppity. Care to help me make vids? A few bucks goes a long way... http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
TL;DW skip to 18:45 for failed part Bored of lame tool reviews? Here's a long term lookee-loo at a high quality pump that would last forever if it wasn't engineered to fail! I'll show you how to check motor windings with a megger high voltage tester. Then we'll tear into the guts of the pump to discover a not so subtle omission that reduces the life of the pump considerably. Like the vids? Want to shed the bad luck of all those Thai Baht in your Ladyboy tip fund? Help me make a vid or three! http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
I need a hole in the bottom of a pyrex dish. I am a cheapskate. I'm also not feeling like taking yet another trip to the hardware store. They are starting to remember how I take my coffee; strong and black. (insert once you go... joke here). So I'm testing the viability of using a Pottery Store pack of Silicon Carbide to cut hard, brittle materials. Like the vids? Want to shed the bad luck of all those two dollar bills hoarded in your mattress? Help me make a vid or three! http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
Why do most trips to IKEA end in divorce? It's a sad but true statistic. This is a strategy for maintaining a happy marriage despite the best social engineering of those deviously brilliant Swedes. Please do your part for Husbandly education; share and comment!
Should you like to drop Franklin Electric or PA a note about their shitty warranty: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzy0_39jX00 http://www.youtube.com/user/PGIgateway/discussion Follow up to the engineered to fail pump teardown. "How can a company that guarantees it's products for life survive by making throw away products?" This is how. They don't honor warranties. Oh, sure, they'll make you go to the store (Princess Auto), call the manufacturer, go back to the store, beg, quote store policy, &c; but ultimately, the customer is left holding the bag. "No sale final until you are satisfied!". Bollocks. Though, it was a rousing round of pass the buck to behold!
America's most over-rated product! A inside look at University Education: https://youtu.be/sMr2BxA_HVU "Hey Mike (Rowe)! I’ve spent this last year trying to figure out the right career for myself and I still can’t figure out what to do. I have always been a hands on kind of guy and a go-getter. I could never be an office worker. I need change, excitement, and adventure in my life, but where the pay is steady. I grew up in construction and my first job was a restoration project. I love everything outdoors. I play music for extra money. I like trying pretty much everything, but get bored very easily. I want a career that will always keep me happy, but can allow me to have a family and get some time to travel. I figure if anyone knows jobs its you so I was wondering your thoughts on this if you ever get the time! Thank you! Parker Hall Hi Parker My first thought is that you should learn to weld and move to North Dakota. The opportunities are enormous, and as a “hands-on go-getter,” you’re qualified for the work. But after reading your post a second time, it occurs to me that your qualifications are not the reason you can’t find the career you want. I had drinks last night with a woman I know. Let’s call her Claire. Claire just turned 42. She’s cute, smart, and successful. She’s frustrated though, because she can’t find a man. I listened all evening about how difficult her search has been. About how all the “good ones” were taken. About how her other friends had found their soul-mates, and how it wasn’t fair that she had not. “Look at me,” she said. “I take care of myself. I’ve put myself out there. Why is this so hard?” “How about that guy at the end of the bar,” I said. “He keeps looking at you.” “Not my type.” “Really? How do you know?” “I just know.” “Have you tried a dating site?” I asked.” “Are you kidding? I would never date someone I met online!” “Alright. How
Part B here: http://youtu.be/Ka1gmz4Ga2s Bored of Lame Tool Reviews? Here's a gut check of the SDS hammer drill from IKEA. It's a cordless Lithium Ion battery 14.4V with standard SDS chuck for masonary bits. How does a $50 drill stack up. Is it even good enough for light duty home use? Let's find out! This is PART A. PART B will follow in one week. Please check out reddit/r/engineeringporn for snarky enganeer's take on this teardown. http://redd.it/31fkp3 Like the vids? Got a few bucks leftover from the beer and smokes allowance? Help me make vids! http://www.Patreon.com/AvE Amazin Blazin! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGUEf_jfmvs Errata: 5/8" x pi is almost, sort of close to 2.2"; can't win 'em all. On the plus side, Martin Stránský wins the internet for calling "BULLSHIT!"
If countless hours watching TV has taught me anything it's this: If you stick something metal in the electrical outlet, you are going to die. Alms for the tool Addled: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
Male Bag II. Pinched face church quilting bee types: Beware, salty language A-hoy! We have a look at interesting machining tools from Sweden. I'll go over a peristaltic pump for pumping abrasives. I'll also give you a sneak peak at a touch screen display for a hydraulic log splitter and lil' screwy. Henning Jonsson Machining Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/Henta88 Applied Science: http://www.youtube.com/user/bkraz333 Karma Kameleon: https://www.Patreon.com/AvE
The plot thickens since our last vid! At the intermission, I'll show you some suspiciously similar guts from a Bosch "Uneo" SDS Drill. We'll do a quick spec BS test, take a pot shot at the 'Designer' and see what you guys think of this new development. Our boyish fun continues with the dismantled Ikea Drill! We'll have a look at some ridiculously noisy electrics, re-assemble and test the drill at it's maximum rated hole size 10mm in a very competent chunk of six thousand year old stone. Buckle up, there may be some bumps in the road... Errata: Half Bridge.
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How not to look like an idiot when you are trying to connect two wires. This is an old, simple and very effective way to join two wires without any hardware. Add solder for a permanent joint.
The urethane handles on my older Wera screwdrivers is decomposing. I was under the impression that plastics, the bane of the earth, do not break down in the environment for millions of years. Hrmmmm. Why are they rotting in my toolbox after a decade?
Bored of Lame Tool Reviews? Let's have a look inside the Cuisinart Hand Mixer. This is a departure from the usual fare of workshop tools. Instead we'll look at how poorly kitchen gadgets are built. We'll also attempt to repair some broken bits of plastic. This delicious goulash will be served up with a heaping helping of technical details, heavily spiced with salty shop vernacular. (Some say it's an acquired taste.) https://www.youtube.com/user/bluesmokeproductions Thanks to BlueSmokeProductions for letting me steal Exploding Record Roulette for your viewing pleasure. Plenty more where that come from! More Mixer Mayhem on theoverengineer's channel: http://youtu.be/DRz2wLhSJGs You can't make homemade bread without love and you can't make movies without bread. If you'd like to help me make these vids, please join the regulars and toss a few bucks in the hat. http://www.Patreon.com/AvE Eratta: Mike (from mikeselectricstuff !!!! *insert we're not worthy clip here*) pointed out that it's not a resistive voltage divider, but likely some current sense resistors. The voltage divider must be capacitive, debatebly one notch less crusty than resistive.
How to fix a broken cuisinart mixer. (With a little help from your friends!)
This will save you from going to the car dealership when the "check engine" light comes on! Cars have an easy and convenient way to see what that pesky check engine light is telling you. It's called an OBD port used to read DTCs. Sounds EXPENSIVE, right? Wrong! In this vid I cut through the technical bullshit and show you a great tool for maintaining and repairing your automobile. Best of all, you don't even need to get your hands dirty! If you are a dealership owner or service writer who hates these vids and wants me to stop making them; wink wink nudge nudge: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
I clean the junk off ol' faithful, the Bridgeport Milling Machine, mainly to make sure it still works. But also to trim a PCB and take some close up shots of 2 and 4 flute carbide end mills in action. The usual nonsense ensues. Check out TubalCain if you want to learn about machining! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGmaIllVA9c&list=PL6HIFled82YU8mZcgLBm4d6hLRWV2emnx Check out Tom's Techniques Le Fancy website! http://tomstechniques.com/ If the guilt of carrying around that pocket full of ill-gotten change is getting hard to bare, consider joining the regulars who keep things rolling. http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
Bored of lame tool reviews? Hilti TE 6. Cordless 36V Li-ion battery powerd monster of industry. The machining in this beast is like nothing we've seen before. Right off the bat, I let the smoke out of the battery. The teardown goes sidewards from there. Per usual, the subtexts this week are: the transposal of preposterous professional shibboleth for Canadian Ebonics and the slow destruction of vile dogma in -all- some of it's forms. (*wink*) Pinch-faced-low-testosterone-suffering oldens take heed; we might enjoy a knowing chuckle or three. I apologize for my butcherment of the Deutch language, however, I unabashedly revel in murderlating the Queen's English. I ams what I ams. Check out Paul Krzysz's Channel: http://youtu.be/dKwN-IIQajI Help support my Hollywood English Locution Lessons! Let us all enjoy the collective loss of perspicacity. "Uh-huh?" http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
You've got questions about this revolutionary new bearing technology? The AvE Bearing research facility has replicated recent developments in the reduction of sliding friction. Surprising technical details are revealed! This is an addendum to the work of our esteemed colleagues at Popular Mechanics Magazine: http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/gear/a15603/super-efficient-greaseless-bearings/
A little proof of concept work on the manual metal lathe. Work arounds for cutting tapers and threads without the "proper" attachments.
Sick of sitting in economy for hours, holding up your phone like a sucker? Me too!
In this vid we pull out the grandpappy of evil liquid metals: MERCURY. We'll test if pure gold floats on mercury and we'll see if natural gold nuggets float. Then we'll see a very interesting phenomenon; amalgamation. We'll test gold and platinum to see how mercury affects them. Thank you to all the guys and gals throwing a few bucks into the hat. You are the reason I can afford to do these experiments safely! http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
Bored of Lame Tool Reviews? In this nerdly-teardown, we'll review the electrical components of Hilti's TE-6 Cordless 36V li-ion rotary hammer. We'll share a few laughs and then attempt to re-assemble and test. The usual fuckery ensues. If it all works out; we'll determine if the high price and good reputation of the Hilti Brand is well earned. Part A of Hilti BOLTR: http://youtu.be/joetVGrMfAY Stefan Gotteswinter makes cool stuff! http://youtu.be/sveMC39lpUE We all know these vids run on love, but my good looks don't buy near as much HPHT as they used to. If you enjoy the vid and want to help, please consider tossing a few bucks into the hat! http://www.Patreon.com/AvE Errata: Kip is 1000 lbs not psi. (Woopsie, gave the metric fanboys more ammo). Thanks Grady! Switch is not a simple on/off, so likely doesn't have to be as chunky. Thanks Mike!
This is a request from an *almost* Patreon supporter to show how to sharpen and balance a lawn mower blade. I thought it was a horribly boring idea, and I'm probably not wrong. BUT the alternative is watching a long winded 11 minute how-to vid. Dad's Pro Tip: Get your son to check the strength of the magneto by pulling off the spark plug wire while the mower is running. (thanks Justin!) If you'd like to demand a vid and then get incensed that I don't drop everything to immediately cater to your whim; consider tossing a few bucks in the hat. http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
I don't know anything about guns, but Toafledermaus sure does. So I'm sending him some salvaged Cobalt sintered Tungsten Carbide buttons to play with. They are pretty much plain old magic; hard, tough and heavy. I have no clue how he is going to fire them so they don't tumble, or how he intends to prevent ricochets from killing anybody. But he's got a better handle on doing dangerous shit than anybody else on YT. I'll be interesting! Taofledermaus' scariest round you can think of: http://youtu.be/0s_97ukmgXE Cerberus' funny story on growin' up in old timey 'Meriga: http://youtu.be/Zu--wTSXJA8 You likey-likey, I makey-makey. http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
I managed to grind the tungsten carbide that I recovered from old mining drill bits. Then I tried a little friction stir welding, for fun and adventure. Beer, Smokes and Electric Discharge Machining Machine project: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
Quick fix for the pressure washer you loaned to your neighbor last autumn. As an added bonus, the hose is buggered. But let's not be petty. Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap! http://www.Patreon.com/AvE .....................Make a BOLD fashion statement at your next parole review: http://www.teespring.com/skookum
This is a rare beast. A very expensive and specialized hydraulic actuator. It looks like a regular cylinder but it's hiding an interesting surprise. And not the kind of surprise you got when your Uncle Grandad first asked you to pull his finger. Society for the Enabling of Skookum Choochers: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE Make a bold fashion statement: http://www.teespring.com/skookum
Just a dude, in a garage, with a respectable collection of industrial sundry. Working on a vacuum saw guide for wood. Also, we got some tasty treats in the mail. Cryogenic Machining (Applied Science) http://youtu.be/0Yvcizt83DA I appreciate your help! http://www.patreon.com/AvE
This is a cute little hack using some fancy LED lights to make your job a little easier. I appreciate your help to share cool ideas and develop neat-o gear! http://www.Patreon.com/AvE You can get the components for this at: http://www.adafruit.com/products/518 and the usual suspects: DX, Aliexpress, Flea bay, Ham-a-zon.
Our second attempt at homebrew stir welding. Thanks to all the ladies and gents who enjoy these vids and help me to make more! http://www.Patreon.com/AvE First attempt is here: http://youtu.be/L4c5WaYCt8A Technical discussion with better signal to noise ratio: http://www.reddit.com/r/youtube_builders
I build a little gadget to prank my lovely wife. WARNING! THIS DRIVES PEOPLE NUTS! DON'T DO IT TO SOMEONE WHO IS LIKELY TO PUNCH YOU IN THE FACE. Makes annoying beeps at random intervals. The random pitch and interval makes it very difficult to pin-point the source of the beeping. I might clean up the design and spin up a few circuit boards if anybody is interested in an easy build-along vid. Thanks for your help! http://www.Patreon.com/AvE Here's the code: /* Lil' BASTARD ZEN BLASTER WARNING! THIS DRIVES PEOPLE NUTS! DON'T DO IT TO ANYBODY WHO IS LIKELY TO PUNCH YOU IN THE FACE. Makes annoying beeps at random intervals. The random pitch and interval makes it very difficult to pin-point the source of the beeping. */ const int speaker = P1_7; // this sets the pin on the MSP430 that sends a beep to the speaker. int duration = 1000; // this is a variable that stores the value of length of the tone int frequency = 600; // this is a variable that stores the value of the frequency of the tone int counter = 0; // this is a variable that stores the value of how many times we've run thru the void loop int trigger = 1; // this is a variable that stores how many times we run thru the void loop prior to triggering a beep sequence int beeps = 2; // this is a variable that stores how many beeps in a sequence // the setup routine runs once when you press reset: void setup() { tone(P1_7, 2500, 800); delay (200); tone(P1_7, 500, 800); delay (200); tone(P1_7, 2500, 800); delay (200); // this runs through a few tones when you first start to let you know it's working. } // the loop routine runs over and over again forever: void loop() { counter = counter ++; // each time through the program, we add 1 to the value of counter if ( trigger == counter && beeps == 2) { // if the trigger value and the counter value are equal AND the beep value is 2 then do this: counter = 0; // resets the counter value to zero beeps = random (2, 5); /
Sometimes, you just might get what you pay for. I teardown a set of 150mm "Mitutoyo" calipers. We'll see how they work, what's inside and why they are so incredibly cheap. I appreciate your help to make movies thru your Patreon support! http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
Video reply to viewers who asked if the DeWalt 20V is actually better than the Milwaukee 18V Li-ion tools. Obviously, DeWalt had to do something to compete with that amazing Milwaukee Red Lithium technology, right? The real question is: "How do these guys sleep at night?" I appreciate your help! A little goes a long way (just ask my wife). http://www.Patreon.com/AvE Here's a link to "tools in action". They checked the voltage with a DMM, but didn't take them apart (4 minute vid): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBehZbptnCw
Contest Rules Below*. Thanks and a tip of the hat to viewer acetech09! He sent in this Fein Grinder for me to teardown. So we'll have a careful look, button it back up, test it and send it to somebody else who wants it! I thank you for your help to make vids. Every little bit helps. Cheers! http://www.Patreon.com/AvE *The only rule is there are no rules, man. But if you live in a third world shit hole (Detroit counts), know it'll clear customs, and want it for making something cool, leave a comment!
Sorry bout that. Since where already here, we might as well let it play out, no? How else do we see how this internet thing works?
Bored of lame tool reviews? This is not your typical corpo shill tool review. I'll have a look at the guts of this DeWalt Li-Ion hammer drill and see if the quality matches the hype. Electrical and testing Part B next Sunday! Thanks to all the guys and gals that pitch in a few bucks to make these vids happen. http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
If you can find a place that sells non-blended gasoline; BUY IT! Get your tinfoil hat and your "jet fuel doesn't melt steel beams" placards! I'm exposing a nasty bit of Greenworshin'. As the proud owner of a mortgage, lawn, and gas guzzling truck I expect to get the shaft while hooping through jumps. But I'd appreciate a kiss before getting fucked; oil companies, big government; I'm talking to you. Your help is appreciated! http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
Bored of lame tool reviews? Let us see how this photo tachometer works. It's a tool for measuring the rotational speed RPM of equipment, engines, electric motors, tools... I appreciate your help to make more technical vids and help me build badass shit to share with you. http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
The teardown continues with a look at this Dewalt made in the USA hammer drill. We have a look at the motor, it's incredible because it develops nearly 1/3hp and weighs less than a hamburger. I'll show you how the pulse width modulation speed control trigger works. We'll have a look at the charger and have a chuckle at the hammer drilling capability. You can help make more movies! http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
Long time viewer Superdau suggested we connect the DeWalt 20V battery to the Milwaukee 18V batteries to see which one blew up first. Unfortunately, the Milwaukee has a bunch of electronics in it that won't allow us to try. So instead, I'm using two DeWalt lithium Ion batteries to weld steel. Thank you very much for your help! http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
How to avoid sewing, an important skill for men. Thanks to help make more movies! http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
A buddy of mine is scared of things that go bump in the night, add to that a dark Northern British Columbia lake, and a haunted drill; it should make for an interesting week of solitude for him. Thanks for your help! http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
I wear cheap sunglasses. Do they filter UV or are they slowly cooking my baby blues? Shop beer and science fund http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
Nerds are not to be trifled with! Water is an amazing mineral. We learned in grade school you can easily change it's colligative properties. Unless you went to grade school in Kansas. Then it's witchcraft. Help support the AvE channel legal defense fund:http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
I go to the store I hate the most because lithium car battery boost packs are on sale! Yay! But, in the end it's just more broken promises of cheap plastic garbage. In addition to only charging with HALF the current it says it does; it's innards aren't even built properly. You can help make more vids! http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
Thank you to the guys and gals helping to make these vids! You ROCK! I've been reverse engineering Kinetic Sand off and on for a year. I finally got it right. Now that I know how to make it, it really isn't a big deal. You can make your own for CHEAP with Silly Putty and Dimethecone. I appreciate you comments and help to make more vids. http://www.Patreon.com/AvE Also, if you want to make your own Kinetic Sand and post a vid, please do. I'd appreciate a shout-out. I gloss over the technical aspects, but this took lots of shop time and legal tender to figure out.
Male Sack and Mulligan Stew. Max Maruszewski https://youtu.be/aH9Ef7L7b0U Thank you for helping to make cool shit! http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
Teardown, test and review of a Drill Doctor. The drill bit sharpener, not the real kind of Drill Doctor. Share a laugh, help the channel: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
A quick demo on how to dress a twist drill with minimal tooling. This is not the ideal way to do it, but it'll getch'a a hole where a hole needs being. I deeply appreciate your help to complete projects and movies! http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
Experiments with off-the-shelf silicone polymers and delicious polydimethylsiloxane. It's in every commercial deep fried goody we eat. Yay, Science! These silicone compounds have mind blowing rheological properties, so finding easy and cheap sources makes for interesting experiments. http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
Silly Putty (the real stuff not that Elmers glue snot) doesn't blend with other materials UNLESS you add dimethicone. Dimethicone is an expensive cosmetics ingredient. BUT I've experimented with a cheap source: RC Car shock oil. Mixing various proportions of Dimethicone to Silly Putty allows you to modify the properties and add additional solids like sand or iron powder. Iron powder makes the compound respond to magnetic fields! http://www.instructables.com/id/Magnetic-Runny-Silly-Putty-the-REAL-stuff/ Thanks for your help to make more vids! http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
Sure, the box says your Milwaukee Drill has more torque than the Dewalt; BUT IS IT TRUE? I shoestring an industrial instrument into a precision torque meter. Like the Vids, want to help me? I put this in a contest on instructables. PLEASE CLICK THIS LINK AND VOTE. The prizes will make good teardown/giveaway vids! http://www.instructables.com/id/High-Tech-Low-Buck-Digital-Torque-Meter Buy a beer, share a laugh! http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
Pacemaker Warning: Powerful Magnetic Fields! Everybody knows that aluminum is non-magnetic, right? BUT it has some very interesting properties in a changing magnetic field. I'll also show you Magnetic Field Viewing Film. It's X-ray vision for magnetic fields.
I've been looking forward to exploring the wonders of this magical German Engineered marvel. So disappointment. Thanks to the guys that make these vids possible; YOU, the guys that toss a few bucks in the hat. I appreciate sharing a laugh and shop time with you! http://www.Patreon.com/AvE The intermission was from Clickspring's Channel, Thanks man! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCworsKCR-Sx6R6-BnIjS2MA
They done fooled me but good! At least it's a "PRO" model.
100K subscribers! Here's a treat for you. I use this to rough out profiles and drill patterns without the hassle of measuring or laying out. This makes it very easy for us home gamers who don't have CNC or even DROs. Enjoy! If you want to help share more vids you can chip in at http://www.Patreon.com/AvE XYNUDU (machining channel) posted a similar technique for machining gears on a lathe with a microscope. Check it out here: https://youtu.be/PBlBJ5RWTSk I don't know if anybody has done a vid on this before but if there is please link it in the comments. Also, if anybody is interested in making an app to turn your phone into a DRO please PM me.
I put the Festool basket case back together and get out the heart monitor to see how this thing works. If you hate these vids and want me to stop, please consider tossing a few bucks in the hat. http://www.Patreon.com/AvE Check out Cody's Lab youtube channel! https://www.youtube.com/user/theCodyReeder
This is the Fein Grinder teardown. It's a very nice grinder, but there are a couple red flags that make me think it's not as durable as a Makita on possibly a Metabo. If you want to help me make vids please toss a few coins into the hat. http://www.Patreon.com/AvE Tom Lipton, Oxtoolco https://www.youtube.com/user/oxtoolco
The best kind of stuff in the mail: busted tools to fix and give away! We got Milwaukee, Dewalt and Panasonic li-ion drills. Here's the fellow youtubers that sent them in: https://www.youtube.com/user/pptgtool http://professional-power-tool-guide.com/ Thanks guys!
Smancy New Boozamahol Gameshow Knockoff! Like you really need an excuse. Share a laugh in teh shop with the whole world: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
Not to be confused with that pale imitation the "X-Carve". (Kindly forward legal correspondence to my counsel; King of Random, Youtube California, 58008 ) Our team of rabid lawyers don't feed themselves: http.//www.Patreon.com/AvE
This gives me an idea! On the road, but still taking the time to dork out in Philly. Thanks for your help to make vids! Back to the shop later this week. http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
This is a video reply to EEVBlog https://youtu.be/colVXihqdGo showing an easy way to do it with a static bag. His way is cheaper and simpler, but I made a diy teflon knife to do the same thing. It works well even on large stickers. If the bag trick doesn't work for you, this might. Thanks for your help to make more movies! http://www.Patreon.com/AvE Errata: Got mixed up on the climb versus conventional. Conventional starts small but doesn't self feed. Climb starts big and does. You probably didn't notice unless you are a machinist... I am not.
Tidying up a few loose ends. Hug a Patron, they are the people that bring you these vids! http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
We scope out the fairie dance going on in the Cree LED light bulbs. Will the bulb last it's rated 25,000 hours? No. If you like the vids and want to help make more: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
We have a look at the innards and go over a few questions/"you're a dummy"s that came up. Previous vid here: https://youtu.be/IAG61bSTT7k If you'd like to check out some ongoing projects and help get the out into the world please check out: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
Everybody wants to be a bodybuilder but nobody wants to lift no heavy ass weights." -Ronnie Coleman This is the poorman's way to sling heavy iron around. No friends to help? No budget for cranes? No problem! The Egyptians built the pyramids, surely we can get a 5000LBS machine into the shop. Wear you safety squints and watch your toes, this is gonna get sketchy! If you'd like to be a part of making vids please consider tossing a coin towards the channel's long term projects: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE</a
I check the contact pattern of the gears and we see if the shim is actually doing anything. I'll also use the scope to check the commutation speed of the motor. If you like these indepth teardowns, please consider chucking a few coins into the hat. You'll get to help with the longer term projects and see more behind the scenes vids. http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
This is cheap crap that isn't a total waste of money: -Disposable containers -Superglue -Paint brushes (not for painting) -Stick on letters -Small screwdrivers -Batteries The artist formerly known as The Drunken Woodworker: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uL9lHzniAhM Interested in helping with the long term projects we got happening? http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
Fun little project using cheap-ass crap from the dollar store. If you'd like to check out some of the longer term projects we've got on the go: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
As a service to our fellow man, I humbly submit this template of the correct editing of unboxing videos. Only YOU can end the affront to human dignity that is the long-boring-ass-unboxing video! As a gentle reminder, kindly forward this to the long winded among us.
We tear into an American made kitchen icon. It counts as a tool, right? Chris Fisher https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkkxNOUNP8kNT7Gvpc1MjJg/videos Like the vids? Want to help out and get to be a part of the long term projects? http://www.Patreon.com/AvE Errata: I mispoke, bearing tolerance != clearance. Not Mosfet, but Triac.
Yep, winter's a coming. Here's how I blew out the irrigation this year. Longer term projects: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
I test out two "sure-fire life saving" methods for removing small taps broken in aluminum. Nitric Acid and Alum. Only one works. It's proven to be the cheapest, and simplest way to chemically dissolve taps. I don't see any reason why this wouldn't work on bolts too. There's more vids on Patreon for guys who put a few coins towards the long term projects. http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
Tagged: "GOOD USED" I could go on and on about stepping over a pound to pluck a penny. Whaterya gonna do? FYI: Key started out square, but somebody forgot the WD40!
Here's a few tricks to get you out of trouble on your next 4x4 offroad expedition in the rental car. 1:00 machining a mock up crankcase drain hole for demo purposes 4:00 how to destroy threads like a Dutch farm boy 6:00 how to drill and tap a hole using only a bolt 8:30 how to make a gasket from copper wire Long term projects here: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE HYDRAULIC TESTING OF THE PLUG VIDEO here: https://youtu.be/_5LWcTVeWR8
What pressure can my craptacular drain plug handle? Give yourself the gift of helping me help you! http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
How a hydraulic gauge blows in real life. Do they actually pop like they do in submarine movies? What do you want to see hooked up to 10,000 PSI? Long term projects and vids on Patreon: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
Cool tip from the comment section. Lock the tailstock to the carriage and set the advance to the same pitch as the tap. Wallah! WTF happened to the last vid?! T-shirts?! Problems with the goofs doing the shirts so I had to smash the abort button. More on this later.
I'm AvE and I suffer from false nostalgia. Old games suck.
1. Do the easiest thing first 2. Don't rely on the people that tried and failed prior 3. 90% of problems are between the driver's seat and the steering wheel Bonus: If it can go wrong, it WILL go wrong. (Murphy's Law) Long term projects here: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
*SAD FACE* Those awesome "Will it Blend?" videos are BS. I'll show you why. In the follow up to the teardown we re-assemble and test the blendtec. It is rated at 3hp; it puts out 1.7hp MAX. It's rated for 28,000 RPM, but it only spins at 18,500. Abom79 Machining Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/Abom79/videos I refuse to do corpo shill product reviews. Instead, we get to see the unvarnished insides of tools and gadgets because of you guys that chuck a few coins in the hat. THANK YOU! http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
It was fun while it lasted. This inductive Heater ZVS driver is one I got online for $35. It was a hoot, until I tried to heat a thin cross section of steel pipe. Long term projects: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
The man sends you one of these once you've uploaded 100,000 minutes of cat videos. Let's see how they are made. long term projects here: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
Sorry about missing the money shot. I tried, and failed to get some slow mo. Long term projects here: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
1. It's got a 3/8" chuck (it's a toy). 2. It's ONE THOUSAND real authentic Yankee Greenbacks 3. This Long term projects here: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
Getting out of the house for the day. I'd never been sturgeon fishing and was blown away by how fun it was. Those 150 million year old monsters are INSANE! Filmed with a cheapo underwater camera.
I fried an electronic gewgaw. So, let's have a wee poke at the carcass to see if we can't get the legs to twitch. Long Term Projects: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
I gold plated my youtube play button award. 1 million subscribers! It says so right on the glass. Please visit Cody's Lab to see the process of making your own gold plating solution: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PmJGOcBZQI Long term projects: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
Making a pallet for the rotary table with a fly cutter and a boring bar from the Harbor Freight. It goes exactly as you'd expect. MUY TERRIBLE! Long term projects: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE And no, I do not know what is taking youtube so long to review the for purchase vid. Nobody is answering my telegraphs.
These are mundane industrial absorbent pads. But they do something amazing. They don't absorb water, but they suck up oil. How?
That sweet sweet clickbait.
How does the Star Wars BB-8 astromech droid work? Not very well. Grady Hillhouse is the WINNER! Check out his cool weather station project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_QQrMqQb04
What's inside a cable anti-theft device? How to disable the alarm? Jump to 1:30 if you're only here to shoplift stuff.
I show you how simple it is to make a pocket sized 25 ton press for $20. Then we'll use a drill bit to broach an oddly shaped hole in steel. Long term projects here http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
I figured I'd get smart and just add a rectifier and a capacitor to prevent the LED lights from that horrible eyeball killing flicker. Not so fast smart guy. It's a whole industry of obsolescence. Next year: "NEW IMPROVED NO FLICKER LEDs!"
This is an interesting bit of industrial oddware. You don't come across hydraulic robots very often, even less of the feedback sensors for industrial automation. THANK YOU! Long term projects here http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
Simple Electronics Builds for the rest of us. This is the easiest (and cheapest) way to build your own powerful flashlight. Julian Ilett did it first! But with cordless drill batteries. Watch here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIBIqaeiE2M Long term projects here http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
An attempt was made. Let's see what Jeff at Taofledermaus thinks... https://youtu.be/3up2SyCB0ps Long term projects http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
This is not a typical "basics" tutorial, instead it is a conversational follow-along-while-I-build-something-simple with LEDs. A lot of us don't learn well by reading and rote. This is for guys who learn by watching and doing, who aren't afraid to let the smoke out. There is no theory, just how to arrange jelly beans to get them chooching. It is not a recipe but a vid to get you to mess around on your own.
Caveat: nothing is water proof; even plastic absorbs water. But disassembling and spraying with conformal coating will extend the life of tools used in nasty spots. Long term projects here: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
TL;DW Alum, a spice for making pickles, plus water, plus heat = no more broken bolt. Long term projects here: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
This is a vacuum powered tool that really sucks.
How to quickly make battery powered heated mittens/gloves. Long term projects: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
I check the LUX output of a $3 flea bay 100w LED versus a $30 digikey 75w LED. With and without a colimating lens. Julian Ilett: https://www.youtube.com/user/julius256 Big Clive: https://www.youtube.com/user/bigclivedotcom/featured Mike's electric stuff: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_XiunR-cAQ
Computer Chips, WAH! Longer term projects here: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
Errata. Mea Culpa and assorted groveling for forgiveness. Uganda Pizza Police: weirdo in his mothers basement making cutting satire or hateful troll. You decide. https://www.youtube.com/user/UgandaPizzaPolice
We'll talk about how Ryobi, Milwaukee and Rigid tools all come from the same factory and we'll have a look at the mechanical components that make this cordless brad nailer work. DoubleBoost's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/doubleboost Long term projects here: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
This one is for the modern day Saints of the IT dept. Poor Bastards. I hacked this together to help with your problem customers. You know, the ones that call looking for the 'any' key... Long term projects here: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
Genuine Pro Grade electronic 406 MHz transmitter that was made in 'Meriga Norte!? Long term projects here: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
The Post Apocalyptic Inventor shows you how to build a cheap quad. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qa_x93JQhNM
100 PSI up Dremel's rear port. It's a typical Flow versus Pressure problem. Will the Dremel Vacuum tool survive 100 PSI compressed air? Long term projects here: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
Because sometimes, you just want highly pressurized oil. *Hydraulic Injection is no joke* Google it. Long term projects here: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
This is how to make your own high pressure check valves. Hydraulic Injection ain't no joke! Google it. Don't come crying to me. Long term projects here: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
This little gem is a beautifully simple solution to a common industrial problem. Long term projects here: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE Errata: LED is blinking with RC circuit and TRANSISTOR, not Zener Diode. Circuit here http://tronixstuff.com/2010/06/11/education-the-rc-circuit-2/
I've gotten (and ignored) this question for years. How to find an internal hydraulic piston leak without disassembling the ram. Long term projects here: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
It was bound to happen, eventually. Long term projects here: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
A simple tip that will provide untold hours of squandered workshop time. It's Candy Crush for shop dudes, without the looks of disdain! You're welcome?
I hate wood but no less than tiles and thinset. I try various youtube (BS) solutions and finally stumble on what works: the method everybody says "will ruin your floor, make your wife file for divorce and get your dog run over". Long term projects here: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
The best thing about it is the marketing copy. Spoiler: this thing is a $154 piece of junk. Martin at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDob_VFrlPk Just reviewed a bunch of these. Go and check it out if you want to look at a few different brands. Long term projects here: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
Pro tip: after cleaning the shmoo off the thermopile, ensure you turn the knob back to "ON". Troubleshooting steps: 1. Turn off the pilot. 2. Check and clean the thermopile and thermocouple. They heat up and provide electricity to open the gas valve. They don't work if the shmegma buildup is too thick. The thermocouple provides electricity to keep the pilot light valve open. The thermopile provides electricity to keep the main valve open. This is for safety; if the flame gets blown out, the gas valves will shut off. 3. Make sure that the wall switch - fireplace on/off is working with a continuity check. 3. Turn the pilot back on. If that didn't work, call a gas fitter.
This is a simple and fairly robust little pump, just keep it away from 200 pound gorillas. "Let's fix it till it's broke." Long term projects here: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
It can be done! Threaded nut and bolt potato freedom fries. check out doubleboost channel for tuber turner technics! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbgJpF1KoEI
This is a quick teardown of a busted impact gun. How does it work and why did it break? Long term projects here: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
Hearken back to a simpler time when men were men, beer came in steel cans and labwear had to survive thermonuclear war. *Go check out Big Clive's channel. Good stuff and he is about to crack 100k subscribers!* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIab66EgfHM Long term projects here: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
*Skip to 4:45 for teardown.* You've never seen an impact mechanism like this! It's hydraulically actuated, so it really is more of a oil mush gun than an impact. But it does have a ton of expensive machining and cool innards to poke at. Long term projects here: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
I have a few more pokes at this malfunctioning Ryobi air nailer.
This is an interesting bit of "fox and hound" kit that I had never used previous to the Jeezlus contractor breaking a heating wire in the floor. It didn't solve my problem, but I was interested to see how it works. Long Term Projects: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
Patron request: "why stuff explodes in the big hydraulic press. Is it fake?" No, I don't think it's fake, and I'll show you why. Also, I upgrade 'lil screwy with hydraulics and test it's metal against paper, a Prince Rupert's Drop, cutting tool grade tungsten carbide and rock drilling grade cuntstun targlide. Please bug hydraulic press channel to crush a Tungsten Carbide Button (link here: https://www.reddit.com/r/hydraulicpresschannel/comments/4e8ck7/allow_me_to_mail_you_boron_sintered_tungsten/ Long term projects: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE How to build a 100 ton press WITHOUT HYDRAULICS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_LSP... Hydraulic Press Chanel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcMD...
Saving the planet one oil filter at a time. Step by each instructions for the thick set: http://www.instructables.com/id/Indestructible-Thumb-Detecting-Shop-Stein/ Long term projects: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE - in the pipe bartending robot, midnight sun and EDM.
I bought a boat anchor, don't judge me. We all do it. The price was right. At least that's what my wife thinks. Now what? Trainman's Emco conversion vid: https://youtu.be/YqVSDR7ICXU Long term projects here: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
Our besties over in the marketing dept. have put together an incredible meter for under a hundy. BUT, they won't let us buy it. Because marketing. Long term projects here: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
Further attempts to get that ultra-realistic facial scaring... Forget building a forge, foundry, flux capacitor, all you really need to melt aluminum is a propane/propylene torch. Long term projects here: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
It ain't pretty, but it works! Backdooring a Greecian Formula frictionless tape surmounting to overcome Lambda wiring problem. Technical discussion here: http://www.reddit.com/r/VXJunkies/comments/4hjbgu/novel_solution_for_vx_lamda_correction_inelegant/
IS NOTHING SACRED?! Our nationally sanctioned right to seared animal flesh is not to be trifled with. Long term projects here: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
The title says it all. This is an interesting unit, because 115VAC Mustie1 running a chop saw on a router controller: https://youtu.be/NcM4DxPE1qk Randy Richards' Dovetail Cutter project: https://youtu.be/Qzo8NXEZdPw Long Term Projects Here: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
We extract revenge for inflicting early morning suffering on we, the poor unsuspecting drunkards of the house! But does anybody know how much force these little carpet caltrops can handle? Much, much more that my poor lily white feet. Bonus footage: how much can a cheap Canadian Mega Blok handle? Long Term Projects Here: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE Errata: 2x2 Duplo brick not 4x4
Lego, lazy Sunday and a barefoot dude in the shop. Also load check a square assembly of four 2x4 Lego bricks. (WOW!) Long term projects here: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
I'll show you the difference between connecting batteries in series and parallel circuits. Then using a metric crap-ton of 9V batteries we'll make a single use Jacob's Ladder. Long term projects here: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
Testing the foundry forum myth that plaster molds explode. (They don't unless you are stupid). Disclaimer: don't buy miller welding gloves, they suck. Long term projects here: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
A half ton in the palm of your hand. The OTHER half ton. We'll have a look at this nice Japanese Kito chain hoist that I got brand new and cheap right from Japan. These come in handy for getting vehicles unstuck and getting big dangerous equipment positionned! Please bug this guy he does amazing work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W57DSp_ZQgA Long term projects here: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
New T-SHARTS ARE HERE: https://teespring.com/focus_us EU T-SHARTS HERE: https://teespring.com/focus_eu I convert a craptacular plastic light into a metal inspection light with lithium batteries. For a concept, it works, but I want to spin up some boards and make a few more changes. Long term projects here: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
Milwaukee hammer drill done shit-the-bed. Good thing tools are disposable nowadays, right? BUT since it's already hooped, might as well open it up and have a poke see. Tools in Action broke this drill: http://professional-power-tool-guide.com/ Tee Sharts only available for the next week: EU (cheaper shipping to Oz and Kiwiland) https://teespring.com/focus_eu United States of Freedom https://teespring.com/focus_us
Tee Shirts here (USA & Canada): https://teespring.com/focus_us Rest of the World here: https://teespring.com/focus_eu In this vid; a speed controller for tools. We have a look at how it works, the components and we'll use an oscilloscope to see the dirty, dirty power it's providing to your tools. Long term projects here: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
Novel concept! 25 ton pocket press for making stuff INSTEAD OF CRUSHING STUFF! It's also tamper evident, unlike a lock. Tee Shirts! https://teespring.com/focus_us or https://teespring.com/focus_eu
Happy Father's Day! Make your wife happy with a stiff hammer! I got your back, man. Tee shirts gone forever in 3 days! USA http://teespring.com/focus_us Euro http://teespring.com/focus_eu Long term projects: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
Is it really real? This is the sub $100 Fluke branded meter that is only available in China. TEA SHARTS HERE: http://teespring.com/focus_us EEVBlog 17 Fluke teardown: https://youtu.be/TbEtcpM0RGc Mike's electric stuff HUGE LASER: https://youtu.be/X1jbxswJhGY
The guys at Fluke left us a delicious Easter egg! The 12E+ model has advanced features built in, but there are NO BUTTONS for them! Tea Sharts here: https://teespring.com/focus_us Long term projects; http://www.Patreon.com/AvE Errata: The temp may not work. One viewer has tried and figures that the cold junction compensation hardware isn't installed.
Air quick couplings are a big restriction for air. Tune up your air tools by cleaning up the couplings! T-Shirts USA https://teespring.com/focus_us T-Shirts Europe, Eurasia, Oceania: https://teespring.com/focus_eu Long term projects here: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE through the looking glass https://youtu.be/2cerHv5Ah3Y
Just a dude, knocking around the shop. Some evenings are more productive than others. Ooo look; a PRESS!
Wherein I pull out my beloved "obsolete" 14.4V Milwaukee drill and give it new life. Kinda. Long term projects here; http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
Give your eyes a break from staring at a tiny screen at a fixed focal distance. Like your Mom said; you'll go blind! Use the TV in your Hotel or Remote Work Camp jail cell for a media server. secret stuff: https://youtu.be/3IOAAtZzbUU Long term projects; http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
Happy Father's Day. This is a useful little trick to stow away in your Zombie Apocalypse file. You can freeze stuff down to 40 degrees below zero (either C or F) with a can of duster. It's also great for testing elecrical components and super freezing your buddy's beer. Microwave bearing trick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVODJm05plw Long term projects here: http://www.patreon.com/AvE
I see Big Clive's hammer and nail and raise 50000kg.
Repost from earlier this week. Because reasons. Sony Lithium 18650 charged to 4,2V and crushed in a 50 ton hydraulic press. Long term projects here; http://www.Patreon.com/AvE Source: https://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjLzNi79rrNAhVS62MKHZFXCykQFggeMAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbgr.com%2F2016%2F04%2F08%2Fyoutube-hydraulic-press-channel-videos%2F&usg=AFQjCNExramUK7HGj9oJeQfu44L-s4R-1A&sig2=CdKgb32injJTJYRmeS7phg&bvm=bv.125221236,d.cGc Beyond the Press Chanel; https://youtu.be/ypzZEqELnP0 Easter egg: https://youtu.be/sW1Nrb517rI
I take on a little job to make an experimental venturi for a friend. Per usual, things seldom go according to plan. However, as we all know, the difference between failure and success is perserverance... Long term projects here: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
I never really understood why some guys spend days messing with microwave oven transformers to get high amperage AC, when, there is an over-abundance of high amperage DC devices driving around. This is first in a series of experiments to make a dirt cheap spot welder. Long term projects here: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE On-going project code here: https://github.com/Bumblefuck/Battery-Tab-Welder
Skidoo? Because Canada. Further experiments using high current DC to weld steel. It WERKZ!!!! Another vid tomorrow!! Battery Tab Welder vid here: https://youtu.be/UU7QC5Uby6M Long term projects here: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE Github code suppository here: https://github.com/Bumblefuck/Battery-Tab-Welder
Now we got the angry pixies fingered out, let's tackle the ones and zeros! This is a experiment using a microview (arduino with display built in.) Also test the two electrode idea that you guys suggested in the first vidjejo. Proof of concept here: https://youtu.be/UU7QC5Uby6M Welding Steel with the rig here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5_0tZMnC8s GitHub code suppository: https://github.com/Bumblefuck/Battery-Tab-Welder Long Term Projects here: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
While it looks obscene, it is a useful tool for checking how loud stuff is. "Just use your phone!" - It isn't reliable and tops out too low. Long term projects here: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
I was surprised at how things that sound loud as fuck, aren't necessarily that bad. Safety standards here in the People's Republic of Kanuckistan are mostly along the lines of "don't come crying to me". None the less, it's nice to know how loud tools actually are. So we test them out with a eye on allowable exposure. Long term projects here; http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
NICE BEAVER! Get your T-shirts here: USA http://teespring.com/Kanuckistan_US Euro http://teespring.com/Kanuckistan_EU 18V Lithium Hammer Drill done shit the bed and fell off the pile! We poke have a wee poke at the carcass. Worth fixing or Not? Long term projects here: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
I have a cobbled together press. Idle hands something something. Happy Canada Day! Let's celebrate with some Finland OG machine shop action: HPC beyond the press http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFt60U560kQ
Ahhh... the smell of nostalgia! RF black magic voodoo! Long term projects here Yesterday's Vid: Robot Resolver. http://www.Patreon.com/AvE Easter Egg: https://youtu.be/Xj_8vaeP16I
If only I'd have known about this years ago... Straight from Mao's Dollorama to you.
There are many ways to kick a cat. These are the ways that are available to guys with a small shop. It's not magic and it doesn't work 100% of the time. Don't let anybody tell you their method works everytime. Nothing works everytime. How you know somebody is having a bad day: http://youtu.be/hae_Hc84DW4 The best way to remove bolts https://youtu.be/rasK3nxaDkA Long term projects here: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
Annoying LED, meet the hot end of my pokey bit. I claim my piece of household glory by fixing a problem that's been keeping my wife up at night. Long term Projects: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
This blew my mind! Kirkland batteries from Costco are higher capacity than Energizer Max and just a little lower than Duracell Quantum. You'd be foolish to buy over-priced, over-advertised name brand batteries. I know I was. Tested: Ikea, Walmart, Costco, Duracell, Energizer Long term projects here: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
Huge volume automotive components amaze me! They are so skookum, yet so cheap. Why can't they make tools and appliances this good? (Other than the fact that if a blender breaks down it doesn't end in a roadside meat explosion.) Right, because MONEY.
Please vote on my instructable! There is a Miller Welder up for grabs that I will do a BOLTR on! http://www.instructables.com/id/Fireproof-Carbon-Foam-From-Pyrolysed-Bread Science! Experiments! Chemistry! Hack! Superlatives! Hyperbole! This is an experiment* to see if I could pyrolyse mundane materials into super heat resistant, lightweight and insulating carbon foam. Short answer: YES. Long answer: YES. Original Idea from this article: http://phys.org/news/2016-07-multi-use-stiff-carbon-foam-bread.html Long term projects here: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE * experiment in the youtube sense of the word; meaning demonstration.
They are both electrical switches. The solenoid relay switch is cheap tough, and not as slow as one would think, BUT it needs 700mA to actuate. The SSR is expensive and easy to fry but it's twice as fast as the solenoid and only uses 10-20mA to actuate. long term projects here: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
Tuk Tuk down! Fire the parts cannon!!! Here is a FANTASTIC channel, the next CLICKSPRING, don't let the wood disuade you. Seriously, check her out! https://youtu.be/l2CpqM2bnvQ Long Term Projects Here: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
ROSEBUD! Gives me cold shivers too! I try my hand at lost foam Aluminum Casting WITHOUT a foundry. Results are great, process is laden with fuckery. Results here: https://youtu.be/xRVQvA5Uv5E Long term projects here: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
The secret to fine detail aluminum casting? More Metal = More Skookum! Thanks to SV seeker for the n00b casting tips! www.svseeker.com initial attempts and pitfalls here: https://youtu.be/4CdSh4P1DFw
We use a boroscope to quickly troubleshoot a 2 stroke engine and then we take it apart to see how it works. Considering these things are 2 for a dollar, they are testament to modern engineering and the power of "economies of scale". Small engine mechanic; a channel worth checking out! https://www.youtube.com/user/donyboy73 Long term projects here: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE Easter egg: http://youtu.be/b5YbxMNTqWg
Why needlessly over complicate things? I made aluminum castings with a tiger torch, the big propane one that people use to burn weeds. Works great, the trick is to have the crucible on legs and something behind the it to force the flame up the backside. Long term projects here: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
A homebrew handy little device for sending adjustable pulses and duty cycle. long term projects here: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
UT216 D. Good from afar, but far from a-good! I'm very disappointed with this OLED display meter. Long term projects here: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
Jumping into projects with built in electronics is intimidating. I learn best by doing, and that's the quickest way to pinpoint my personal knowledge gaps. So, I'm going to walk through how I did the pixie wranglin' on this battery tab welder. At the very least, you will see that it's not magic. It's little more than a foreign language that needs to be very clear and explicit, because computers are dumb as fuck. Long term projects here: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
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How to close a gaping wound. Fast. How to remove sharpie from parts. Where to find super glue in public places. 4 tools you'll use on every job. How to cleanly cut packing tape without a knife or scissors. Some other mildly useful tricks that may or may not come in handy... Long term projects here: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
An easy hack of a dollar store nightlight. Swap the blinding white LED for a funky colour shifting one and dremel out the plastic diffuse with a design of your choosing. Worked out not tea bag! Long term projects here: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
I have a press and I ain't a'feart ta use 'er.
Cosy up to the warm glow of false nostalgia. Old tools are the best. Right? Laura Kampf Channel http://youtu.be/XWZnGQiSbtQ Vintage Machinery Channel http://www.youtube.com/user/ksruckerowwm Festool track saw https://youtu.be/oezp-_DcUgg I neglected to upload the easter egg so it's at the end of the vid. Long term projects here http://www.Patreon.com/AvE Music from Laura's vid by DMINOR. check his stuff at: https://soundcloud.com/dminor https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/sup...
Yes, curiosity assuaged! Aluminum melts very nicely if you stack the wood up around the pot. No blower required! I was inspired to try this after watching primitive technology make a blast furnace from clay and charcoal. Iron melts at a much higher temp than aluminum, so I was curious to see if I could just build a hot campfire to do aluminum casting. Night Runner by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://audionautix.com/
BEHOLD! OG Makita Rat Tail Grinder, choice of welders everywhere for the past thirty years. IT'S ACTUALLY MADE IN THE USA! We have a look at a current, albeit, battle worn model . It's a good 'un. Long term projects here: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
As explained in next vid Rulers are Available: https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/464202928/one-rule-to-ruler-them-all-cheeky-jokes FAQ: 1.Yes, the original 200 I made for gifts are still getting sent out, as gifts. What the fuck do you take me for? 2.Any colour you want, so long as it's BLACK 3."0" is at the very end, not indented. (actually a scale, not a ruler) 4.It's a kit. It comes with all the electronic parts and magnet. 5.Metric on reverse 6.Shipping is $3.60CAD world-wide, it's in the pull down menu Just a dip of the toe for guys who are curious. Not like that. This is a Patron request to do an electronics basics vid, without over complicating things. Kindly add your pedantics down below me. Long term projects here http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
Behold the miracle of nature that is a Red Dremel Tool. Just like it's farmyard contemporary, this mule is shooting blanks. That aside, it does have it's time and place. It spins tiny bits really, really fast. Long term projects here: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
I don't do well on holiday. We have a family get together every few years in this secret location. I get fidgety. I started studying the local rocks and found some amazing minerals! This is an experiment to convert Feldspar into Lodestone with fire. Lodestone is the ancient name for magnetite that was exposed to huge magnetic fields from lightning strikes. It is a natural magnet. Edit: Positive ID of rocks is a fine art, and my instruments blunt. It would seem that this granite would be more mafic than felsic, but the lack of banding is anomolous. Either there are intrusions of irony minerals in the feldspar or this is gniess. Thoughts?
Crappy depanneur firewerkz prove familial lineage! Teaching the lads to enjoy the benefit of a misspent youth.
Buy a ruler here! https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/464202928/one-rule-to-ruler-them-all-cheeky-jokes 1. Thank you! 2. Sorry for being a douchebag if I wasn't able to gift you one of the 200 rulers that I made. 3. Rebooting the shop 4. What tools/equipment do you want to see torn down? 5. Your hard earned legal tender in exchange for a wicked cool ruler.
This is the Canadian blue version of the cheap-ass HF Grinder. Cheap and Dirty, but will it last? We have a look at the inside; gears, motor, electrical, castings and plastics. I'll show you the good, the bad and the ugly. Long term projects http://www.Patreon.com/AvE Buy a ruler! https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/464202928/one-rule-to-ruler-them-all-cheeky-jokes
Jump to 5:45 for test. I had to buy these 60V Dewalt Batteries to make a device that would hook up to any 120Volt AC tool and make it cordless. There was a stumble at the start gate, but I got it working on a bunch of Milwaukee packs. I want your advice on making a power tool boost box. Long Term Projects: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE Right Deadly Shop Ruler: https://www.etsy.com/listing/464202928/
Quick and Dirty Lithium battery for plug in power tools. You can use this to power most plug in tools! One fantastic feature of most power tools; they have universal electric motors. This means they will run just fine on DC power. AC/DC! So I took three, 36V lithium cells and put them in series to power a circular saw. Long term projects: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
How can two little gears can create HUGE hydraulic pressure. Long term projects here: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
Taking another kick at the cat. Shop dickery is back; I rather enjoy having a laugh in the shop with you. Final nail in the solenoid coffin. MOSFETS on order. Long term Projects here http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
Behold a titan of industry; the AXIAL PISTON PUMP! This beast will output 100 horsepower all day long. Here's the mind blowing part: the pumping element that does all that work FITS IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND! It has a very interesting feature that is lacking in the hydraulic gear pump: it can vary the flow of oil depending on the demand of the system. It does that by changing the angle of a swash plate. The easy way to visualize how this pumps work is imagining that each piston is a hypodermic syringe whose stroke is limited by the swash plate. Long term projects here: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
Skip to 4:20 for bubble gum seal test. Bubble gum engineering actually works! I'll demonstrate how to use gum to fix high pressure hydraulic leaks. We'll also explore how oil seals and bubble gum share some of the same ingredients. This comes as a surprise to most people, so it's a great way to win free beers. long term projects here: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE flashlight/shop rulers here: https://www.etsy.com/listing/464202928/
We have a look at the most common drill bits, how they work and when to use them. We go through bit selection for large and small holes in wood, plastic, brass, aluminum, bronze, steel and tool steel. We have a look at tungsten carbide and HSS bits. long term projects here: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE Lowlights include: -Poking fun at woodworkers -split point versus chisel point -what size pilot to drill -hole saws and slugging bits -Drilling Wood, Plastic, Steel, brass, bronze, tool steel and stone Vid Credit The Highland Woodworker: https://youtu.be/Y2Eg-fR-4oI H. O. Studley tool cabinet, guided by Don Williams and Chris Schwarz. (I tried to contact them, but didn't get a reply; so fair use, etc...)
I mounted a treasured old vice to a new workbench. Some of you enjoyed my introduction to twist drills, here's a follow up. Drilling and tapping in metal. Genuine Steel metal to be precise; it's how vises from a bygone age were cast. Staring: Record Vise No. 3 GET YOUR VERY OWN AvE SHOP RULER: www.etsy.com/ca/listing/464202928 Long term projects here: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE 8-Bit March by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org/
We have an inside look at the $300 Metabo Grinder. Some skookum parts and some questionable parts, but they have electronics on board that protects the grinder from abuse. This is a special thin head, pancake model that will allow you to get into tighter spots that a Makita, Dewalt or Fein grinder (check out previous BOLTR episodes for details). Check out THIS OLD TONY's channel! https://youtu.be/Hn8hDY4bvpI Long term projects here: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE Shop Ruler/Flashlight kit here: https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/464202928/
This is a excuse to dick around with my old CRO. Mad Scientist is my goto last minute costume. It's also my wife's favorite as the alternative is me in a mini-skirt. Add some random junk from your empire of dirt and you've got a creepy, cool, quick and dirty runner up for best costume award. If you've got a scope, check out the XY base music/noise that generates amazing patterns! https://www.youtube.com/user/jerobeamfenderson1/featured http://oscilloscopemusic.com/
We teardown the newest Dyson gadget, a $500 hair dryer. It's got quite a few surprises. Lot's of engineering went into getting it to fit in such a small footprint. Is it worth the money? Watch and decide for yourself! Thank you Patrons! Long term projects here: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE Shop ruler flashlight kit: www.etsy.com/ca/listing/464202928 Errata: 19:00 I went back and put more water in to bring the starting mass to 10g for both tests. I messed up the editing, sorry. But the total evaporated water is correct. Also, I'm not sure if this is a BLDC motor or a reluctance motor. I will follow up in next vid.
This is a tip for loosening a frozen bolt that has no clearance to whack with a hammer or put a 6 foot snipe on. You may need to pull out this hack once or twice a lifetime, but it doesn't cost anything to file away for later. Actually, there's a number of tips in this vid: 1. Nasty job? Try to get somebody else to do it. 2. Mod an air hammer bit so it engages on the side of a wrench. 3. Check if bolts are re-useable by running a nut up the whole length of the threads. If it does, the bolt isn't stretched. Long term projects: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE Get your shop ruler here: https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/464202928/
Thank you for buying a ruler! Ruler update and how to solder circuits without a soldering iron. Buy a ruler to build for yourself here: https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/464202928/one-rule-to-ruler-them-all-cheeky-jokes FAQ: 1. Comes with magnet, battery clip, momentary switch, led and PCB ruler 2. Ships anywhere, flat rate it's a pull down menu on the etsy listing 3. Shipping 4 to 6 weeks from your order date 4. I'm not able to change your shipping address once you've ok'd it. If you make a mistake we'll need to cancel your order. 5. If you don't want your order I will refund you and cancel it, no questions asked. 6. Shipping is cheapest available, but orders can't be combined because it knocks the shipping cost up past the weight limit and the shipping gets too expensive. 7. The giveaway rulers will ship at same time as the first batch of orders. 8. The giveaway rulers are all spoken for; 100 given to random youtube commenters and 100 given to patrons.
Two Trendy Gadgets battle it out on the healing bench. Which will survive, vitamix blender or dyson hair dryer? Who cares? We do, BECAUSE SCIENCE! Thanks to Datums! https://www.reddit.com/r/skookum
Get the drawing, machine the part, easy right? Wrong. It takes a lot of trial and error to teach yourself machining,. In the end, it all comes down to perseverance. I almost gave up on this but in the end got a C minus result. I learned something and we've got lot's of room left for improvement. This is what makes working in the shop fun! Practical Engineering Chanel https://www.youtube.com/user/gradyhillhouse Long term projects here: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE Buy a *unt hair ruler, share a laugh! https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/464202928/one-rule-to-ruler-them-all-cheeky-jokes
Thank you to all the guys that wanted to build a simple electronics project along with me! Buy a ruler to build for yourself here: https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/464202928/one-rule-to-ruler-them-all-cheeky-jokes FAQ: 1. Comes with magnet, battery clip, momentary switch, led and PCB ruler 2. Ships anywhere, flat rate it's a pull down menu on the etsy listing 3. Shipping 4 to 6 weeks from your order date 4. I'm not able to change your shipping address once you've ok'd it. If you make a mistake we'll need to cancel your order. 5. If you don't want your order I will refund you and cancel it, no questions asked. 6. Shipping is cheapest available, but orders can't be combined because it knocks the shipping cost up past the weight limit and the shipping gets too expensive. 7. The giveaway rulers will ship at same time as the first batch of orders. 8. The giveaway rulers are all spoken for; 100 given to random youtube commenters and 100 given to patrons.
What does 'digital' motor mean? I still don't know. Judging from the control waveform, Dyson doesn't either. We'll look at the Dyson motor from the inside out. We'll also do some test firing of the control board and motor on the bench and use our trusty Rigol to see what the motor controller is doing. Dyson disassembly with extreem prejudice: https://youtu.be/DIEulvblroY Long term projects here: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE Rulers here: https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/464202928/one-rule-to-ruler-them-all-cheeky-jokes
We tear into the Dewalt 60V system. Beginning with the battery. It's not wired up like any other battery. It's weird. Is 60V better than 20V? Not really, since we are really only interested in POWER. But they do have a clever way of skirting lithium ion battery shipping regulations. Long Term Projects here: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE Rulers Here: https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/464202928/one-rule-to-ruler-them-all-cheeky-jokes
What's inside a Milwaukee 9.0 Battery? How does it compare to the DeWalt 60V Li-ion Tools? It's got beefier LG cells and a HEFTY price tag. I accidentally damage it, but manage to recover the blinking red LED-o-DEATH. I test it at 0F, -20C and it doesn't work well, despite marketing claims to the contrary. BUT it has more capacity than the DeWalt. Ruler/Flashlight https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/464202928/one-rule-to-ruler-them-all-cheeky-jokes Long Term Projects http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
If you think thrashing your hearing is uber cool. I use the UNI-T meter to test how loud these tools are. Craftsman Shop Vac: sorta loud at 93dB. Milwaukee Dry Cut Metal Saw: loud 104dB. Dewalt cordless impact gun: loud 111dB. Campbell Hausfield Air Compressor: relatively quiet but irritating none the less 86dB. Snap-On Air Impact Wrench: loud as frig at 116dB. IR Air Die Grinder: loud at 112dB. Air hammer: painful at an astounding 121dB. For the wood elves in the crowd: air framing nailer 107dB, roofing nailer 98dB, and Makita circular saw a very loud 114dB. Shop Rulers here: https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/464202928/one-rule-to-ruler-them-all-cheeky-jokes Long term projects here: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
The PSAs continue; I'm beginning to think these nanny state types mightn't be all be douchebags.
I clean up the shop and make a steel storage rack. This is a request from a viewer on the best way to learn welding. TAKE A CLASS FROM A JOURNEYMAN AT YOUR LOCAL TRADE SCHOOL! You won't learn the little stuff from a book or even a vid, you won't learn it from a buddy who bought a Miller or Lincoln mig machine. Welding requires you to develop a feel and vision, an instructor will LITERALLY hold your hand, show you how to move your body, show you how to sling steel around and countless other things you will not easily learn on your own. Also, I'll tell you why learning MIG is like putting training wheels on a ten-speed; it's counter productive. LEARN STICK WELDING FIRST! Long term projects: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE Shop Rulers: https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/464202928/one-rule-to-ruler-them-all-cheeky-jokes
Jory Dion ► https://youtu.be/s28-bO3gV8A This is a miner's cap lamp. I'll show you how it's constructed; lithium, LEDs, the usual suspects. Channel Merch ► https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/464202928/one-rule-to-ruler-them-all-cheeky-jokes? Long term projects ► http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
Abom79 Machining Channel ► https://youtu.be/3onSXHJCRo8 We have a look at a high end Kitchen Aid mixer. I was amazed at the castings and gear train. It's got a BIG DC MOTOR! Lots of great features to poke at on this thing, but as per usual, we don't have to look to hard to find some poor design trade-offs. Long term projects ► http://www.Patreon.com/AvE Chanel Merch ►https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/464202928/one-rule-to-ruler-them-all-cheeky-jokes
Ride along with me in Ireland! We have bit-o-fun after finishing up a job last summer. We'll explore the magnetic field surounding megalith druid circles. I also do a quick review of a Skoda Octavia, it's a Ford Tempo-esk rental car. Chanel Merch ► https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/464202928/one-rule-to-ruler-them-all-cheeky-jokes Long term projects ► http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
A little bit of workshop dickery to get out of a dilly of a pickle. How to sharpen oddball stuff like hair clippers? Lap them! Fine sand paper, a piece of glass and light pressure is all you need. Chanel Merch ► https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/464202928/one-rule-to-ruler-them-all-cheeky-jokes Long term projects ► http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
Linear actuators are compact electrical devices that output high force using simple DC motors and gearing. I'll tear it down and show you what it's good at and why it's terrible in industrial applications. New TEE! ► ►https://teespring.com/AvE_US Merch ► https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/464202928/one-rule-to-ruler-them-all-cheeky-jokes Long term projects ► http://www.Patreon.com/AvE Errata: ChrisHallett839 hours ago 8 threads per inch on a smaller diameter would result in a steeper inclined plane angle, and thus less clamping force but higher linear speed for the same input, yes? Reply AvE AvE1 second ago Hmmm. Maybe. Let's check by turning the screws into wedges. pi D x 8 3.14 x 8 say 25 inches run over 1" rise. vs. 0.5x 3,14 x 8 12 inch run over 1" rise. Change the torque to force: 1 in lbs / 0.5" 2 lbs on a thin wedge. vs. 1/0.25" 4 lbs on a thicker wedge. YES, I think you are right. But the final guestimation would turn out as a wash factoring in the friction fudge factor.Thanks for pointing that out!
Tea Sharts here ► https://teespring.com/AvE_US Dickpunch old man winter without cutting into your beer fund! This is an old logging mechanic's trick; LUXURY HEATED WORKBENCH! Simply grab some old pan heaters to stick under metal workbenches. That way you don't have to heat the whole shop just so your hands aren't freezing. Rulers here►https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/464202928/one-rule-to-ruler-them-all-cheeky-jokes Long term projects ► http://www.Patreon.com/AvE UPDATES: ► YOUR SEPT RULER ORDERS ARE SHIPPED! OCT ORDERS ARE WAITING ON PARTS, THEY'LL SHIP OUT NEXT WEEK. IF THAT'S TOO LATE AND YOU GOT A LIFE OR DEATH RULER EMERGENCY, I'LL GLADLY REFUND YOUR PURCHASE. (I am human, sorry.) ► TEE SHIRTS can be shipped from EU or USA, your choice.
This 18V lithium Makita tool is a fantastic idea! It'll run on AC or battery. I'd like to see more gadgets like this run on tool batteries. This one's in my bug out bag. UPDATE: All your September Ruler orders have shipped via Canada Post. The second batch of parts is here and the family sweat shop is churning out your October orders. They will ship next week. Followed shortly by your November orders. THANK YOU! Chanel Merch ► https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/464202928/one-rule-to-ruler-them-all-cheeky-jokes Tee Shirts ► https://teespring.com/AvE_US Long term projects ► http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
I BOLTR the 18V Makita 5Ah but first I'll show you why bigger is better. Because: CHEMISTRY! The small batteries have 5 cells connected in series. As such, the cells have higher current discharge ratings and generally lower Ah ratings. As a double whammy, higher discharge rates mean shorter lifetime. The larger packs have 3 parallel banks of 5 cells in series. That means each cell in the bank needs lower current discharge and has larger Ah ratings. More BEEF for Less BUCK. H3 Vape nation footage stolen from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dkm8Hteeh6M Merch here https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/464202928/one-rule-to-ruler-them-all-cheeky-jokes Long term projects http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
Bumbling around in the shop I discuss a few things: DON'T WATCH ADS. EVER. Big Youtube Channels whinging on and on about losing views and subs. How It's affecting small channels. DON'T WATCH ADS. EVER. Cards against humanity holiday hole. Not just a bad joke, but also a total rip off. Ruler/Flashlight assembly problems and solutions. What the fuck am I up to anyway? Rulers still available: https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/464202928/one-rule-to-ruler-them-all-cheeky-jokes Tea Sharts: https://teespring.com/AvE_US Long term projects http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
I have a tear into the German made Fein Oscillating tool. It's a nice machine, built to a high standard. We check out some interesting design features, attempt and FAIL to get at the secret sauce in the oscillating head. The ruler that will make your buddies laugh https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/464202928/one-rule-to-ruler-them-all-cheeky-jokes Long term projects http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
I haven't seen anybody else do it this way. Laser printer, solvent, polystyrene foam, sodding iron. DONE. Now that we got the procedure down, it's easy, cheap and good. The ruler that's sure to get a chuckle in your shop: https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/464202928/one-rule-to-ruler-them-all-cheeky-jokes Long term projects: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
This is the Makita 18V Li-ion cordless trimmer. It's got cheap plastic case, no bearings and plastic gears; but will it tame a winter thicket? Merch!Share a laugh in the shop! https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/464202928/one-rule-to-ruler-them-all-cheeky-jokes Long term projects http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
I got flagpoled right in the copywrong earlier this week. All fixed now. This episode is metal shop dickery to get away from an angry wife. ►Share a chuckle with merch! ► https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/464202928/one-rule-to-ruler-them-all-cheeky-jokes
Cool Christmas gifts are hard to find. So, I'm making a bronze console game. Laugh away the holidays in my subterranean bunker! Ruler here ✪►https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/464202928/one-rule-to-ruler-them-all-cheeky-jokes◄✪ Long term projects here ✪►http://www.Patreon.com/AvE◄✪
I'll show you how to build a simple electronic game for honing your psychic skillz. The secret is knowing that it is all lego. DIY KIT ✪►https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/464202928/one-rule-to-ruler-them-all-cheeky-jokes◄✪ Long term projects http://www.Patreon.com/AvE GitHub is being a dick hole today. https://github.com/Bumblefuck/ROBO-SHAMBO Here's the code: //This is a simple homemade game of rock paper scissors //It uses a digispark running at 16.5MHz on the microneucleus bootloader //It is glitchy to upload. You'll need a USB 2.0 hub, new 3.0 hubs haven't worked for me. // constants won't change. They're used here to // set pin numbers and values for musical tones const int c = 261; const int d = 294; const int e = 329; const int f = 349; const int g = 391; const int gS = 415; const int a = 440; const int aS = 455; const int b = 466; const int cH = 523; const int cSH = 554; const int dH = 587; const int dSH = 622; const int eH = 659; const int fH = 698; const int fSH = 740; const int gH = 784; const int gSH = 830; const int aH = 880; int buttoncounter = 0; // integer value for storing how many times the game start reed switch has been actuated int counter = 0; // integer value for storing the counter for making muzak const int speakerPin = 0; // PWM pin for speaker on the digispark it's pin P0 const int buttonPin = 1; // the number of the button pin P1 const int rockPin = 2; // the number of the ROCK LED pin P2 const int paperPin = 3; // the number of the PAPER LED pin P3 const int scissorPin = 4; // the number of the SCISSOR LED pin P4 int buttonState = 0; // variable for reading the pushbutton status int RPSval = 0; // variable for storing the button state modulo as to display canned rock paper scissor routine void setup() { // initialize the LED pin as outputs or inputs: pinMode(speakerPin, OUTPUT); pinMode(rockPin, OUTPUT); pinMode(paperPin, OUTPUT); pinMode(scissorPin, OUTPUT);
Fired up the old Armstrong CNC for the Bridgeport mill! Using a round tool and a little down pressure while running the XY to form sheet metal into shape. I'm making a custom reflector for LED flashlight, but it'd work on custom car body parts and trim too.It's officially called single point incremental forming. I think it's got potential. Merch ✪► https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/464202928/one-rule-to-ruler-them-all-cheeky-jokes◄✪ More CNC forming vids https://www.reddit.com/r/Skookum/
I review and upgrade the DeWalt 20V lithium powered stereo speaker. It's got bluetooth and a laser beam blue indicator LED. We'll have a look at the build quality and the electronic components, do some repairs and upgrades. Then we experiment a little to see if the MP3 decoder on the Bluetooth chipset is enabled. Amp Hour Podcast about amplifiers and audio gear: http://theamphour.com/270-an-interview-with-dafydd-roche/ MERCH ✪►https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/464202928/one-rule-to-ruler-them-all-cheeky-jokes◄✪
Happy New Year from Canaderp! Official Ruler of Expo '86 ✪►https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/464202928/one-rule-to-ruler-them-all-cheeky-jokes◄✪
I messed around to see if metal spinning with rigid tooling on an engine lathe could work. I think it can, but it's not easy. In the process I developed a new shot: The Russian Donkey. One part Vodka, one part copper cuttings and red hot cuss words to taste. Accurate to within a blonde one: ✪►https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/464202928/one-rule-to-ruler-them-all-cheeky-jokes◄✪ Long term projects http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
Best Movie on Youtube https://youtu.be/49p1JVLHUos http://www.tenbullets.com/ (TOM SACHS, VAN NEISTAT) Christopher Fisher Blind Woodturner http://christopherfisher.co.uk/ Graham Stevens http://www.diodepress.com
Invented in Sweden in 1896, these this have been blowing minds ever since. I experiment with them to see how they work and test out if the explanations make sense. Accurate to within a blond one ✪►https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/464202928/one-rule-to-ruler-them-all-cheeky-jokes◄✪ Russian Machining Channel http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb9_Bhv37NXN1m8Bmrm9x9w
I made a simple robot to perform precision grinding and lapping on a drill. This setup is cheap and despite not being CNC, it tests well. Accurate to within a blonde one, just like the MERCH!✪►https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/464202928/one-rule-to-ruler-them-all-cheeky-jokes◄✪ Experimenting with gauge blocks https://youtu.be/gbsd2OpPOMw
Cold welding in outer-space is a hot topic in my inbox. I experimented with gold and stainless steel to see if I could get them to cold weld here on Earth. I test the pure gold and 304 stainless because you asked me to use materials that don't oxidize. Even though stainless actually does oxidize, it still cold welds. Those familiar with heavy industry will recognize a common problem with seized stainless steel bolts. What is cold welding? Here's an explanation: https://youtu.be/Y2nQ8isf55s Accurate to within a blonde one, just like the MERCH!✪►https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/464202928/one-rule-to-ruler-them-all-cheeky-jokes◄✪ Long term projects http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
We take a close look at the Milwaukee 1/2" impact wrench to see it's build quality. I'll try to fix it, but It's worn out after 300 hours of heavy industrial use. We'll see why at the end of the vid. The mechanism itself is very robust, but it has a couple weak points that made this gun crap out. My DeWalt has about the same amount of time on it. It doesn't hit as hard as the Milwaukee lithium ion, but it's ten years older.
A drawing robot. That is all. New Tea-Sharts! ✪►https://teespring.com/Shmoo◄✪ C..T Hair Ruler ✪►https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/464202928/one-rule-to-ruler-them-all-cheeky-jokes◄✪
Terse: Milwaukee cost twice as much and performs 5% worse than the fake. Verbose: But, you don't really know what you are going to get with the knockoff, it's ugly, it stinks and it sucks in the cold. MERCH ✪►https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/464202928/one-rule-to-ruler-them-all-cheeky-jokes◄✪ Long term projects http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
Why drill when you can melt? These are tungsten carbide friction drills tested in a milling machine. Shop Ruler ✪►https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/464202928/one-rule-to-ruler-them-all-cheeky-jokes◄✪ New T-Shirts: https://teespring.com/Shmoo
Flow drilling is cool. You requested more, and I aim to please. The length and girth of my answer will satisfy your needs. Shop ruler here: ✪►https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/464202928/one-rule-to-ruler-them-all-cheeky-jokes◄✪ T-Shirts here:✪► https://teespring.com/Shmoo◄✪
Babydoll is sick. Chickadee is sick. I just feel vaguely hung over. The healing power of alcohol confirmed! Let's have a wee poke at this Makita battery, shall we? Also, easter egg party mode discovered in Milwaukee battery! Funny shop tool✪►https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/464202928/one-rule-to-ruler-them-all-cheeky-jokes◄✪ Chestal covering device ✪►https://teespring.com/Shmoo
NYC CNC did a good vid on the same topic, different application a few years ago: https://youtu.be/RakXequOrSY THANKS FOR POINTING OUT MY MISTAKE! "count less than or equal to pulseset" caused it to turn 2401 steps. You can see a little ridge in the part where it goes too far. Fixed by removing equal. "count less than pulseset" Wiring connections Arduino Pin 8 to stepper driver pulse +5V Arduino Pin 9 to stepper driver direction +5V Arduino Ground to stepper driver signal ground Pulse -ve, Dir -ve, enable -ve Arduino +5 volts to on/off switch to stepper driver enable +5V Helpful hints: 1. Pick the size of motor you need for the torque/power you need. Don't know? FIND OUT! 2. Determine the voltage and current of the stepper motor. 3. Determine the stepper motor driver that will power your stepper motor with some extra fudge factor (this stuff is cheap). Big Easy driver or Adafruit motor shield for small stuff. "CNC stepper driver" for big stuff. 4. Determine the power supply you need for the input power, voltage and current your stepper needs. Add extra fudge factor. 5. Get an Arduino. (Like you don't already have 3 of them kicking around). 6. Cut and Paste the code to the Arduino IDE; upload to Arduino. 7. Hook up wires per the diagram on the stepper driver box and the Arduino Sketch. 8. Hook up a switch from +5V from Arduino to the "enable" terminal of the stepper motor. 9. Hook up all 5V signal ground from the stepper driver (negative) to the arduino ground. 10. Set the stepper driver DIP switches for the max current, holding torque and steps per revolution you require. 11. Triple check your work. Cross your fingers and toes. Plug in the power and hit the "enable" switch. Long term projects here: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
I test the little rotary axis with NEMA 34 stepper motors. Works ok, bit of a speed wobble that constrains it to light cuts. Everyone's favorite MERCH! ►https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/464202928/one-rule-to-ruler-them-all-cheeky-jokes◄✪ New Tea Sharts! ✪►https://teespring.com/Shmoo◄✪
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Cold welding happens spontaneously in the Vacuum of space. But only when a Mommy metal loves a Daddy metal very, very much. I made a jig for CodyDon of Cody's Lab to test out cold welding under vacuum. I test the jig on stainless steel in atmosphere. Merch ✪►https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/464202928/one-rule-to-ruler-them-all-cheeky-jokes◄✪ T shirt ✪►https://teespring.com/Shmoo◄✪
I haven't had a compressor in the shop for a few months. So we have a look at how the compressor works and salvage good parts to build a new compressor system for the shop. ✪►https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/464202928/one-rule-to-ruler-them-all-cheeky-jokes◄✪ ✪►https://teespring.com/Shmoo◄✪
You got questions? I got answers. T-shirt winners announced.✪►https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/464202928/one-rule-to-ruler-them-all-cheeky-jokes◄✪ ✪►https://teespring.com/Shmoo◄✪
Machining. Mistakes. Solutions. Getting from idea to prototype ✪►https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/464202928/one-rule-to-ruler-them-all-cheeky-jokes◄✪ ✪►https://teespring.com/Shmoo◄✪
Quick overview of cool gearhead stuff in Seattle. Airplanes. ✪►https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/464202928/one-rule-to-ruler-them-all-cheeky-jokes◄✪ ✪►https://teespring.com/Shmoo◄✪
Let's have a look at a Made in American Dremel from the 70s. It's pretty beefy, but demonstrates how much better modern tool motors are. ✪►https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/464202928/one-rule-to-ruler-them-all-cheeky-jokes◄✪ ✪►https://teespring.com/Shmoo◄✪
Because making stuff is cool. Custom flashlight build with usb charging. It's different from the tactical eye piercing beam of blue in a chinsey anodized aluminum cigar tube. ✪►https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/464202928/one-rule-to-ruler-them-all-cheeky-jokes◄✪ ✪►https://teespring.com/Shmoo◄✪ Tennessee Hayride by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://audionautix.com/ Black Vortex - Scoring Action by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1300037 Artist: http://incompetech.com/
IT VERKZ!!! Freeboot edit here: https://youtu.be/RLm5tqXYrX8 ✪►https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/464202928/one-rule-to-ruler-them-all-cheeky-jokes◄✪ ✪►https://teespring.com/Shmoo◄✪
Workshop Dickery. 20 milliseconds round trip. Eye blink is 300 milliseconds (ish). Ergo, there is no way blinking will stop a hammer blow to the eyeball. SCIENCE!!!✪►https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/464202928/one-rule-to-ruler-them-all-cheeky-jokes◄✪ ✪►https://teespring.com/Shmoo◄✪
The workshop dickery continues! Friction Drill experiment as requested by you. ►https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/464202928/one-rule-to-ruler-them-all-cheeky-jokes◄✪ ✪►https://teespring.com/Shmoo◄✪
Teardown, review and test of the knock off Hitachi Magic Wand personal massager. I decided to hack it: lithium battery and USB power bank. ✪►https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/464202928/one-rule-to-ruler-them-all-cheeky-jokes◄✪ ✪►https://teespring.com/Shmoo◄✪
I have a poke at the dremel tool carcass to see what let the smoke out. I'll try a quick and dirty tricks to revive the patient. ✪►https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/464202928/one-rule-to-ruler-them-all-cheeky-jokes◄✪ ✪►https://teespring.com/Shmoo◄✪
Trust in your luck or your hard earned legal tender. www.etsy.com/ca/listing/464202928/one-rule-to-ruler-them-all-cheeky-jokes◄✪ ✪►https://teespring.com/Shmoo◄✪
This is public disclosure of a novel plasma cutter arrangement. There is no prior art of similar embodiment to this novel and non-obvious cnc plasma cutter arrangement. It has a magnetic base with one rotary axis and one slide axis. Details in the vid. Want to help? Long term projects here: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE www.etsy.com/ca/listing/464202928/one-rule-to-ruler-them-all-cheeky-jokes◄✪
Longer vid to follow. Sorry for the short speed edit. Reasons. This is public disclosure of a novel plasma cutter arrangement. There is no prior art of similar embodiment to this novel and non-obvious cnc plasma cutter arrangement. It has a vacuum base with one rotary axis and one slide axis. The vacuum clamping arrangement will have a consumable protective skirt made from material resistant to hot slag and debris. The vacuum clamping arrangement will use venturi vacuum arrangement that is controlled by the plasma cutter trigger. The vacuum clamping arrangement will alternately have a built in or external vacuum pump that is controlled by operator switch either actuated by the plasma trigger or not. Want to help? Long term projects here: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE www.etsy.com/ca/listing/464202928/one-rule-to-ruler-them-all-cheeky-jokes◄✪
I made a vacuum base for aluminum and non magnetic sheet. The suction cups are from the empire of dirt industrial material handling robots. Want to help? Long term projects here: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE C**T Hair Ruler ✪➨www.etsy.com/ca/listing/464202928/one-rule-to-ruler-them-all-cheeky-jokes◄✪
DeWalt 60V Brushless. It's the torquey-est 5" cordless grinder I've ever laid hands on. But is it any good in comparison to the Milwaukee Fuel? Yes, it's better in most ways. What's the runtime on a lithium 60V battery? 5.5 ✪►/ca/listing/464202928/one-rule-to-ruler-them-all-cheeky-jokes◄✪ ✪►https://www.Patreon.com/AvE◄✪
Makes for a fun toy suitable for Wood Elves. I discovered in a recent project that milling machines are super useful for woodworking. I had a hunch I could convert a cheap drill press into a crappy milling machine. I added a flea bay XY table and differentially heated the Morse Taper drill shank to get it to chooch. kinda. ✪►www.etsy.com/ca/listing/464202928/one-rule-to-ruler-them-all-cheeky-jokes◄✪ ✪►https://www.Patreon.com/AvE ◄✪
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I didn't bump into Tom Lipton. I think he was avoiding me. This WW2 Liberty ship only took 50 days to build! Vid includes random shots between getting pissed on by a homeless dude and avoiding that guy wearing nothing but a gold sequined sock. Ruler ► https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/464202928/one-rule-to-ruler-them-all-cheeky-jokes
I wanted to have a look at the engineering behind a heat actuated sprinkler head. It's interesting that the forces acting on the tiny glass tube are so well balanced that a slight expansion in the fluid causes it to shatter, a the same time being strong enough to withstand 20 (ish) pounds of force applied axially by a wide margin.✪► www.etsy.com/ca/listing/464202928/one-rule-to-ruler-them-all-cheeky-jokes ◄✪ ✪► https://www.Patreon.com/AvE ◄✪
This is public disclosure of a security threat using portable lasers to surreptitiously trigger fire suppression sprinklers. I publicly disclose the problem and introduce a novel and non-obvious device to prevent false activation due to heating from laser and/or focused light and/or small projectiles of all types of fire suppression sprinkler heads. This disclosure provides details of a device to prevent false triggering both existing designs of sprinkler heads and integration into future designs of sprinkler heads.
They don't make 'em like this anymore! ✪► www.etsy.com/ca/listing/464202928/one-rule-to-ruler-them-all-cheeky-jokes ◄✪ ✪► https://www.Patreon.com/AvE ◄✪
We have an inside look to see what makes this Panasonic different from DeWalt, Milwaukee or Bosch. It's rated IP 56, but are there significant design changes to eliminate water damage? No. It's still got shielded bearings, it's still got epoxy circuit boards, it's still got open brushes and rusty drive parts. ✪► www.etsy.com/ca/listing/464202928/one-rule-to-ruler-them-all-cheeky-jokes ◄✪ ✪► https://www.Patreon.com/AvE ◄✪
I made a new kit for making your own welder's ruler. https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/519921651/welders-ruler?ref=listings_manager_grid
Beautiful and Expensive or Junky and Expensive? Starrett vs. Cle-Line. I made a new Ruler to go with the first one. It'll get a chuckle out of the lads at the shop. https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/519921651/welders-ruler?ref=listings_manager_grid
I've been asked if it's possible to use carbide tipped dry cut saw blades in a chop saw. No, it destroys the expensive blades too quickly. But what if we slow the chop saw down with diodes? Support the channel with a Clever Shop Ruler http://etsy.me/2mN8XfC http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
Fidget Spinner. Tricks for staying motivated. Treasure from Uncle Tom's Cabin in the Sugar Bush. Other stuff in betwixt imbibing beers. Pecker Detecting C**T Hair Ruler https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/519921651/welders-ruler?ref=listings_manager_grid
Experimenting with woven wire loom and latex rubber tube. Clever shop tool (welder's ruler) here: https://tinyurl.com/ldfjy9y Long term projects: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
Building a soft robot with air muscles. I make a joint using three vertebrae to experiment with. The tests are a rousing success! Cool Shop Gear Here: https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/519921651/welders-ruler?ref=listings_manager_grid Skookum as Frig Shirts here: https://teespring.com/Skookum_us
We have a look at small batch manufacturing. Making specialized gear and getting it out in the world is a noble goal for many of us. Here's NYCCNC pallet and Bridgeport Drawbar Puller. Cool Shop Gear Here: https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/519921651/welders-ruler?ref=listings_manager_grid Skookum as Frig Shirts here: https://teespring.com/Skookum_us
Official "I put my $3 in the Beer Fund" Tap Chart https://tinyurl.com/lnfq8ms THANK YOU! "I gave at the office" Free Tap Chart https://tinyurl.com/kjzdlz2 Rinoa VID of 18650 Article https://youtu.be/PmiMXqC2Y6Q Quinn Dunki http://quinndunki.com/blondihacks/ Tom Lipton https://www.youtube.com/user/oxtoolco Datums https://www.reddit.com/r/Skookum/ Kristina Panos https://hackaday.com/author/cornbreadninja/ I DON'T HAVE ANYWHERE THAT'LL HOST BIG PDFs! BUT I'll get something figured in the next few days.
This brilliant invention has been around since Archimedes. It remains a valuable mechanism for mechanical power transmission. We have a look at a workhorse of industry for the past two centuries, the Radicon speed reducer. I'll also have a stab at explaining multi start threads and why they are simply brilliant! ✪► www.etsy.com/ca/listing/464202928/one-rule-to-ruler-them-all-cheeky-jokes ◄✪ ✪► https://www.Patreon.com/AvE ◄✪
This little hack will get you out of a jam! It allows you to remove bearings from a blind hole, even in the nastiest spots. Skookum as Frig! https://teespring.com/shop/Skookum_us Shop rulers too! https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/519921651/welders-ruler?ref=listings_manager_grid
This is a badass Milwaukee Sawsall. It's old. It's metal. But is it Skookum? Shop Gear ✪► https://teespring.com/stores/ave Rulers/TapDrill Charts✪► https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/AvEwerkz
Vielen Dank serh Mucho! Sehen sie in Wank!
Find problem, fix problem. Fast prototyping, testing and experimenting. ★ Long term projects http://www.Patreon.com/AvE ★Official $3 in the Beer Fund Tap Chart https://tinyurl.com/lnfq8ms THANK YOU! ★T-Shirts https://teespring.com/stores/ave
This 3.0Ah knockoff battery has equivalent performance to name brand DeWALT 4.0Ah 20V lithium. But is is good value versus the genuine Dewalt? *No*. ★ Shop Gear Shirts https://teespring.com/stores/ave ★ Rulers/Tap and Drill Chart https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/AvEwerkz
Starrett tools plumb bob from a time when you could sell the good stuff. ????Father's Day Safety Squint T-Shirt! https://teespring.com/SafetySquints_us ???? Shop Gear https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/AvEwerkz ????
I'm making the second version of a curved camera dolly slider. Aluminum track with high moment of inertia tapered steel wheels. Mostly lathe work, an attempt to cut metal with a miniature Jedi lightsaber; the typical bumblefuckery. ???? Father's Day Safety Squint T-Shirt! https://teespring.com/SafetySquints_us ???? Shop Gear https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/AvEwerkz ???? Music is from Musopen (www.musopen.org) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit focused on improving access and exposure to music by creating free resources and educational materials. We provide recordings, sheet music, and textbooks to the public for free, without copyright restrictions. *Put simply, our mission is to set music free.*
Some Bumblefuck is making electronic kits. We have a look at what goes wrong. ⚡Shop Gear https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/AvEwerkz ⚡ ???? Father's Day Safety Squint T-Shirt! https://teespring.com/SafetySquints_us ????
Snap-On LED light from the Costco! Not as crappy as you'd think. We DOUBLED the output power and made it cordless with a DeWalt (Milwaukee?) tool battery pack.????Father's Day Safety Squint T-Shirt! https://teespring.com/SafetySquints_us ???? Shop Gear https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/AvEwerkz ????
Cheap junk, yes. Bargain, yes. The sum is worth less that the parts. AvE Tap and Drill Chart! ????https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/AvEwerkz ???? Father's Day Safety Squint T-Shirt! https://teespring.com/SafetySquints_us
Shoutouts and Checkouts! Laura Kampf https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRix1GJvSBNDpEFY561eSzw Thanks Aviana! Thanks Mawk! Thanks Thomas! Thanks Micheal! Thunderdog Designs https://www.youtube.com/user/Miterez1 Hand Tool Rescue https://www.youtube.com/user/erzzi6 Thanks Datums! https://www.reddit.com/r/Skookum/
CP Chicago Pneumatic is a well known brand of air tool. How does the build quality of the low profile impact gun compare to typical designs. IR Ingersol Rand also has a ratchet shaped slim impact with similar ratings. We find out that this is a very light duty design. ???? STICKERS! https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/530489313/tool-box-security-sticker-featuring-our?ref=listings_manager_grid ???? ????Father's Day Safety Squint T-Shirt! https://teespring.com/SafetySquints_us ????
We have a look at top end Starrett jeweled dial indicators and compare to the Mitutoyo non-jeweled. We also test the Harbor Freight style cheap ones. ????STICKERS! https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/AvEwerkz ????
Enjoy the cold pressed juice of alpha consumers! Behold the shameful fruit of wireless enabled douchebaggery; no muss no fuss! ????I MADE STICKERS! THEY ARE COOL. https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/AvEwerkz ????Father's Day Safety Squint T-Shirt! https://teespring.com/SafetySquints_us ????
OWON B35 is a $50 meter that can log data and save to a spreadsheet on your phone. It's surprisingly not bad and good value for beginners and professionals alike. The remote datalogging capability is very cheap compared to a Fluke 289 DMM.???? Fun Gear and STICKERS! https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/AvEwerkz Father's Day Safety Squint T-Shirt! https://teespring.com/SafetySquints_us ????
First part of the VJO is errata. Last half of VJO is converting Juicero Omnievilcorp DRM fruit squisher into a cordless, agnostic platen press. ????STICKERS!! https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/AvEwerkz ????
The Makita is the best of the prosumer brushless 1/2" hammer drills. We have a look at why; (it's the chuck). In previous vjos we compared the performance of the batteries against the DeWalt and Milwaukee. ???? 555 T-Shirt! https://teespring.com/stores/ave Workshop Gear https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/AvEwerkz ????
Pneumatic tools performance depends on air flow. Most shops do not have air lines big enough to feed high performance impact guns. Here's how to build a portable boost pack to get more torque out of your wrench. ????555 Tshirt https://teespring.com/old-school-555 STICKERS! https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/AvEwerkz ????????
Building a hydraulic test device for measuring tool torque. ????Safety Squint T-Shirt! https://teespring.com/SafetySquints_us ????Shop Gear https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/AvEwerkz
We have a look at the construction and build quality of the Earthquake. We discuss the difference between torque output of an impact gun vs. a hand tool (steady pull vs. little taps)????Safety Squint T-Shirt! https://teespring.com/SafetySquints_us ???? Shop Gear https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/AvEwerkz ????
High Voltage and Water. I make a 500 volt rectifier to power a microfluidic test bed. Bumblefuckery ensues. ????555 Old School T-Shirt! https://teespring.com/stores/ave ???? STICKERS! https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/AvEwerkz
Don't do this. All stunts performed by a marginally incompetent week-end warrior hobby welder. Consult your spiritual adviser. Safety Squint T-Shirt! https://teespring.com/SafetySquints_us
Skilsaw was recently sold to Chevron (HK) Ltd. a Nanjin based tool manufacturer. I review the build quality, point out the good and the bad. Long term projects here http://www.Patreon.com/AvE T-shirts here: https://teespring.com/SafetySquints_us
Transducers are used as sensors in everything. Cars, engines, hydraulics, pneumatics, robots, rockets, EVERYTHING! How can you use transducers to help fix difficult problems? ???? Safety Squint Tee! https://teespring.com/SafetySquints_us ???? Cheeky workshop gear https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/AvEwerkz ????
Review and test of a Hilti cordless drill. T-shirts https://teespring.com/SafetySquints_us ???? Stickers and tools https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/AvEwerkz ????
How to build a simple 4-20mA transducer circuit on Arduino. It's easy: add a 250 ohm resistor. If you want more protection for the Arduino, you'll need to add zener diodes and a 10k resistor to the Arduino analog pin. ???? https://teespring.com/SafetySquints_us Shop Supplies https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/AvEwerkz ????
Head to head test of Makita versus Milwaukee. Then a look inside the Makita with high speed camera footage. Nick Moore's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXTYzjNnW98 Squint for Safety T-Shirt! https://teespring.com/SafetySquints_us ???? Rulers and Stickers https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/AvEwerkz ????
Because you asked. Felo, Klein and Snap-on for mechanics, hydraulics and electrical. Wiha for electronics. T-Shirts HERE! https://teespring.com/stores/ave Clever Ruler HERE! https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/519921651/welders-ruler?ref=listings_manager_grid
Filmed in glorious Potato Vision! DeWalt and Hilti hammer drills in rock. Benzomatic torch and striker. Snap-on air chisel. T-Shirts https://teespring.com/stores/ave Fun shtuff in the shop https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/AvEwerkz Music: Carnival Overture, Op. 92 Antonín Dvořák
Proxxon compound XY table and Morse Taper 2 to ER 20 collet along with a couple of threaded rods and some super glue. Done. Tee Shirts! https://teespring.com/stores/ave TOOLS!! https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/AvEwerkz
We test out a $25 drill driver from Ikea. Safety Squint T-Shirt! https://teespring.com/SafetySquints_us ???? Shop Gear https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/AvEwerkz ????
Experiment with 8020 aluminum extrusion to build a test jig for tools. I try a home depot Husky ratchet and then a Snap-On. I learned that 8020 is OK for some things, but not better than cheap, weldable steel. T-shirts! ???? https://teespring.com/stores/ave Shop Tools! ???? https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/AvEwerkz Music: Georges Bizet; Roma sorry the rendering is bad on this public domain version. I fixed it as best I could.
Snap on versus the Harbor Freight impact. First we teardown, then we dig into the numbers. I''ll show you something magical about the Harbor Freight Earthquake XT. (spoiler: it's the marketing wank).T-shirts! ???? https://teespring.com/stores/ave Shop Tools! ???? https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/AvEwerkz Music: Gustav Mahler; Symphony No. 5 -Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony recording. CC 3.0 License https://musopen.org/music/2806/gustav-mahler/symphony-no-5/
Timer relays are simple devices to automate tedious ON/OFF automation tasks. If you find yourself babysitting something that just needs flicked on and off continuously, one of these will save you from terminal boredom. These are $10 knockoffs that have the added feature of burning your house down. T shirts https://teespring.com/stores/ave gadgets https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/AvEwerkz
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(Patron request) Our family's beloved 9 year old Golden Retriever nose flick trick for delicious vegetables. Having a little fun with our high speed camera. In a Heartbeat by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100197 Artist: http://incompetech.com/
I picked up this little weird gem in Germany. It's a carving tool, like a less revolutionary dremel. ???? T-Shirts https://teespring.com/stores/ave ???? Gadgets https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/AvEwerkzco!
Because you never REALLY know until you know. Bumblefuckery ensues. ???? T-Shirts https://teespring.com/stores/ave ???? Gadgets https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/AvEwerkz music: Felix Draeseke Requiem, Op.22 - III. Dies irae
Heating bread in an oxygen deficient atmosphere turns it into a carbon foam. Carbon foam is an excellent insulator and in this case, a workable foundry. ????Safety Squint T-Shirt! https://teespring.com/SafetySquints_us Shop Gear https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/AvEwerkz music: william tell overture
https://www.youtube.com/user/bigclivedotcom Check out Big Clive's Vids, he does lots of teardowns! We review the Milwaukee Bluetooth jobsite speaker. It claims 40 watts of power, we'll find out if the claims are true. We measure how loud it is and compare it to the DeWALT. ????Safety Squint T-Shirt! https://teespring.com/SafetySquints_us Shop Gear https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/AvEwerkz
What's the best tool for oil? The one with the best grip. I've been reviewing the Vessel, Felo, Wiha, Wera, Snap-on, Mac, Husky, Klein and Craftsman. Conclusion: synthetic plastics and rubber suck. T-shirts https://teespring.com/SafetySquints_us ???? Shop Gear https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/AvEwerkz ????
The idea of a cordless hot glue gun is brilliant, but does it work? Yes; surprisingly well in fact. I'll tear down the Riobi 18v Lithium and test it. Safety Squint T-Shirt! https://teespring.com/SafetySquints_us Shop Gear https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/AvEwerkz
Keeping the Empire-O-Dirt safe is a big responsibility. In this installment we do our husbandly duty and troubleshoot the wasp problem. We'll test the effectiveness of pesticide soap versus dish soap. ????Safety Squint T-Shirt! https://teespring.com/SafetySquints_us Shop Gear https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/AvEwerkz Photo credit: Pflanzengalle: Lindengallmilbe Eriophyes tiliae an Linde Tilia sp., Fundort: Deutschland, Blaubeuren Date 24 May 2015 Author H. Krisp
We'll see if Milwaukee or Hilti lets the smoke out first! ????Safety Squint T-Shirt! https://teespring.com/SafetySquints_us Shop Gear https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/AvEwerkz
I want to charge my Hilti Drill Battery on a campfire. Can it be done? Safety Squint T-Shirt! https://teespring.com/SafetySquints_us ???? Shop Gear https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/AvEwerkz ????
We'll have an inside lookeeloo at a bit of industrial Lego. Safety Squint T-Shirt! https://teespring.com/SafetySquints_us ???? Shop Gear https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/AvEwerkz ????
I've been using this MSR water filter for 10 years. It's better than the Lifestraw and better than the Katadyn. Boiling is the best option, but you have to make a fire and wait for it to cool. Chemical purifiers are a good backup, but taste like ass. ????Safety Squint T-Shirt! https://teespring.com/SafetySquints_us Shop Gear https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/AvEwerkz
Friends and I go on a man's trek every couple years. This year our trip was canoe paddling on the Bowron Lakes Chain in British Columbia, Canada. A 120km mind blowingly beautiful paddle unlike anywhere else on earth. ????Safety Squint T-Shirt! https://teespring.com/SafetySquints_us Shop Gear https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/AvEwerkz Music: Carlo Alfredo Piatti Caprice no. 9 performed by Elizaveta Sushchenko used under license CC 3.0 Georg Friedrich Händel Concerto Grosso no. 6, HWV 324 - II. Allegro ma non tropp European Archive used under licence CC 3.0 Beethoven from Youtube royalty free library.
Ever feel like stuff gets over-hyped just to sell survival gear and commemorative face tattoos? Behold the underwhelming SOLAR ECLIPSE OF 2017!!!
*UPDATE* THIS IS A CLASS 4 Laser and will not be permitted for import into most countries in it's current form. The Cubiio set up as shown in the vid is woefully dangerous and will likely blind you. Yay more crap on Kickstarter! We scratch the surface on a technical marvel. You can help make more vids here: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE Errata: Statement for pendatic fanbois; max current on a USB 2.0 is .5A; 3.0 is 0.9A but there are many power packs that ignore the USB standard.
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We cut the BS surrounding the lithium Hercules drill from Harbor Freight. The marketing claims it's better than DeWalt. It isn't. I'll show you harbor freights dirty little secrets.????Safety Squint T-Shirt! https://teespring.com/SafetySquints_us Shop Gear https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/AvEwerkz
Brief explanation of how quenching works. I explain with a phase diagram how Austenite, Ferrite, Cementite, Pearlite and Martensite form depending on temperature and carbon content. Safety Squint T-Shirt! https://teespring.com/SafetySquints_us ???? Shop Gear https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/AvEwerkz ????
Ensign Expendable let me down. I had to do my own dirty work. This is why I don't livestream
Biolite campstove and charger. Does it work? Yes. Is it heavy? Yes. Will it last? No. Not as reliable as a Coleman, Primus or MSR burner. Dorkgasm here: https://youtu.be/9FTC1RTnPF0 ????Safety Squint T-Shirt! https://teespring.com/SafetySquints_us Shop Gear https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/AvEwerkz
Happy Labour Day! I fixed the stove that I didn't break. I also show how to improve it. The animation I stole is https://youtu.be/qJKpfwPsxgk?t=5s check it out, it's funny.
How does the Yeti beer coozie compare to a thermos or foam coozie? Apetor Channel: https://youtu.be/vgd1iZxj80g Cockford-Ollie T-Shirts! https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fteespring.com%2Fcockford-ollie-wht_US&redir_token=StTmZN8H2e_L6ytKaxsshg8hRBJ8MTUwODEyODk2MUAxNTA4MDQyNTYx&v=X5Dm9CmE8Wg&event=video_description ???? Shop Gear https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/AvEwerkz ????
*NEW T-SHIRT!* https://www.youtube.com/redirect?redir_token=s1POGHPbr0A1CS3DlpcbWb84Wid8MTUwODEyODk1MkAxNTA4MDQyNTUy&event=video_description&v=zVPLX6LY5HM&q=https%3A%2F%2Fteespring.com%2Fcockford-ollie-wht_US Errata: Strain in austenitic 304 causes martensite formation NOT ferrite. Both M & F are magnetic. It seams that martensite formation is not depended wholly on carbon (304 has very little) but on strain, either from thermal or mechanical. THANKS ANDREW! We see what's inside the Yeti. It's got interesting internal features like copper plating and a weird ferrite bead. We also go full geek on what makes stainless 304 non-magnetic and corrosion resistant.
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I want a big hole in stone, but I don't want to spend $400 on a coring bit. I got cheap industrial diamonds and some abs plumbing caps. IT VERKZ!
Quick question to an answer, no. But fun was had in the doing!
The answer is 288 lbs ft (380Nm). Having a bit-o-fun in the shop! Machining, testing, breaking stuff. WORKSHOP GADGETS FROM AvE https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/AvEwerkz ???? Clock for Dali joke and photo: Kristina Panos
Over torquing ratchets until they break! Actual torque numbers on Snap-on, Mastercraft and Husky. AvE MERCH! https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/AvEwerkz ????
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Use good quality taps and a tapping guide to get your threaded holes straight and true. Workshop Gadgets https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/AvEwerkz
Enjoy a pleasant evening working brass in the machine shop. T-SHIRTS https://teespring.com/SafetySquints_us ???? Workshop Gadgets https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/AvEwerkz ????
You heard it here first! Something from the Harbor Freight that isn't garbage! Earthquake XT lithium impact wrench teardown and test. C**T HAIR RULER https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/AvEwerkz ???? T-SHIRT https://teespring.com/SafetySquints_us ????
Making brass and aluminum tags. NYCNC did it with a laser engraver, MrPete222 did it with a laser printer resist. I ended up getting it to work with a sharpie on a robo-artist. Brass tested well with ferric chloride but even vinegar works! AvE T-Shirts https://teespring.com/SafetySquints_us
New CNC mills and lathes have electronics that allow them to reduce chatter. I experiment with spindle speed variation on a manual lathe to test chatter reduction. YOU CAN HELP MAKE VIDS! http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
I test out case hardening compound on mild steel. Results as expected. It makes a thin crust of hard but the underlying steel remains baby poop soft. ???? T-Shirts https://teespring.com/stores/ave ???? Gadgets https://www.youtube.com/redirect?redir_token=rj-eG6yYoNFySScvNHZMUqS8nK58MTUwODEyODgxNEAxNTA4MDQyNDE0&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.etsy.com%2Fshop%2FAvEwerkz%3Fref%3Dss_profile&event=video_description&v=dMmEqA6YV5o
As seen on TV! This is what happens when doves cry. ???? T-Shirts https://teespring.com/stores/ave ???? https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/AvEwerkz
60 bucks worth? Nope. ???? T-Shirts https://teespring.com/stores/ave ???? Gadgets https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/AvEwerkz
Samsquanch SPOTTED! Also, too many of tourists, plastic rocks and packed gondolas. ???? T-Shirts https://teespring.com/stores/ave ???? Gadgets https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/AvEwerkz
Testing a fine batch of ratchets. Mac Tools is best. The Harbor Freight is cheap and good. Snap-On is the strongest. Husky is the worst. ????Safety Squint T-Shirt! https://teespring.com/SafetySquints_us Workshop Gadgets https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/AvEwerkz
I used a 555 timer and relays to control the spindle speed of my lathe. I got a lot of comments that relays won't last in that application. So I decided to test out the cheapest relays I could find. Under 4 amp nominal load and huge inductive voltage spikes they only started glitching at 2.3 million cycles!
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Previously Unlisted: Industrial Automation Oddware. Behold the resolver, how it works and what it does. Is it better than an encoder?
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Having a look at an oddball cordless tool from Bosch. It sucks and it's AWESOME!????Safety Squint T-Shirt! https://teespring.com/SafetySquints_us Shop Gear https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/AvEwerkz
Torque testing ratchet wrenches. These things are incredibly strong!????Safety Squint T-Shirt! https://teespring.com/SafetySquints_us Shop Gear https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/AvEwerkz
Electronics for the back of the class. No programming, no chips! Motivational Coffee Mug https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fteespring.com%2FCockfordOllieMugblk&v=h5cxhLnSbxg&redir_token=DaffPdb__2gPDCd78NMJDv4MATF8MTUwOTU3NTE5N0AxNTA5NDg4Nzk3&event=video_description
Bumblefucking around.
I use the 'ol Torquestruct-o-matic 69 to break bolts. I learned: Good Quality Grade 8 bolts can handle 200-250% rated torque. ????Safety Squint T-Shirt! https://teespring.com/SafetySquints_us Shop Gear https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/AvEwerkz
An evening in the shop! ????Safety Squint T-Shirt! https://teespring.com/SafetySquints_us Shop Gear https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/AvEwerkz
A tool to bust nuts. ????Safety Squint T-Shirt! https://teespring.com/SafetySquints_us Shop Gear https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/AvEwerkz Music credit: The Hebrides (Die Hebriden), Op. 26, a.k.a. Fingal's Cave (Die Fingalshöhle), was composed by Felix Mendelssohn in 1830 Public Domain recording by MusOpen Symphony https://www.youtube.com/redirect?v=ANBSVwoNaXc&event=video_description&q=https%3A%2F%2Fmusopen.org%2Fmusic%2F1570%2Ffelix-mendelssohn%2Fthe-hebrides-fingals-cave-op-26%2F&redir_token=owpVohV4dmuOc9MHtV2146IRpBh8MTUxMTQ3MzI2OUAxNTExMzg2ODY5
Industrial Lego! 3 Phase Squirrel Cage Induction Motor. Skip to 7:30 if you are here for Power Factor explanation.???? NEW MUGS and T-Shirts! https://teespring.com/SafetySquints_us Workshop Gear https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/AvEwerkz
Poke-poke. Let's see what the jackbooted algorithm bot makes of this. Check out the guy that made this oscilloscope music. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqSvkNjWnnQ
Sprockets: Dieter's Dancing mit Party-Party. Jerobeam Fenderson O-SCOPE MUSIC https://youtu.be/piZPIMYfq0c?t=1m7s Mattheus Wandel WOOD XY DISPLAY https://youtu.be/utxebf1SbHE w2aew O-SCOPE ARDUINO DISPLAY https://youtu.be/344oEu9vo7w
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Errata: (omitted) The frequency of the mag field oscillation is tuned to the coil's resonant frequency. Tuning provides more efficient power transfer. ???? Gadgets https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/AvEwerkz
We have a look at an Uber-expensive SKF Magnetic Linear Actuator. It's not as skookum as you'd think.????Safety Squint T-Shirt! https://teespring.com/SafetySquints_us Shop Gear https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/AvEwerkz
We have a look at the guts of a Bauer drill. It's not horrific and the battery is great. But it let's the smoke out with very little abuse.???? Safety MUGS! https://teespring.com/stores/ave ???? Clever Gadgets https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/AvEwerkz
A indepth look at a unknown pump. What killed it and how to spec a replacement. Skip to 13:00 for pump ID and sizing. Skip to 25:00 for failure analysis. ???? Gadgets https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/AvEwerkz
Spec'ing gear to get the mill running. An electrical schematic sure would help!
We tear into a Bulgarian Beauty to see how the schematic relates to the construction. This is a hydraulic steering valve off mining equipment.???? T-Shirts https://teespring.com/stores/ave ???? Gadgets https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/AvEwerkz
Fair warning; nobody likes a facefull of SURPRISE! We got gobs of the white stuff.
Thanks to Taylor Leeson and chkstr96 for pointing and laughing. Cockford-Ollie stickers. HR dept. approved! (wink-wink) https://www.youtube.com/redirect?v=g1m9rHiT1qQ&redir_token=04G_B5YtVFWkvFj-FnztjVst7T58MTUxMTQ3MzIwMEAxNTExMzg2ODAw&event=video_description&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.etsy.com%2Fca%2Flisting%2F530489313%2Fcockford-ollie-stickers%3Fref%3Dlistings_manager_grid
No, not Japanese slang for toilet. It's an electronic gadget for controlling lights. Safety Squint T-Shirt! https://teespring.com/SafetySquints_us ???? Shop Gear https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/AvEwerkz ????
Tossing around ideas for the next workshop gadget. An electronic hardness tester that fits in your pocket.
We already had our Thanksgiving in Canada. I took the day off anyway to enjoy some father daughter time.
A kind patron recommended this invention from Japan. It helps you not strip screws.
Teardown of the Milwaukee Vacuum. It doesn't suck very well attol.
The Dyson marketing wank is tired, but this vacuum actually sucks! The Animal's got good suction; much better in the shop than the Milwaukee.
Compare the Automation direct 2hp vs 3hp vs Hitachi VFDs, dissembled and tuned up!
I installed a GS2 on the metal lathe. This GS3 is the big brother.
Pleasantly un-scented with only the barest whiff of chintz.
We upgrade this Grizzly metal belt sander from ON/OFF to DEAD SLOW/PENNY CLENCH FAST! ????
Compressor improvements using typical industrial controls. No manufacturers have invented a better way to control small compressors. It's a pain in the ass waiting to use a tool, only to have the pressure switch shut the compressor off when it finally builds pressure.
Industrial lego from Japan! Cycloidal gearboxes have many advantages over traditional gears.
Thank you for your help! I'm not one to jump ship at the first sign of trouble, but Patreon management makes stupid mistakes. I understand if you are pissed off and told Patreon to go fuck their hat.
We inspect the old USA built 77 and compare it to a brand new Chinese version.
300 Rippems of bleach smelling goo-ness! That about the right speed, no?
A poke at NFG bits of industrial lego. It died of natural causes.
Glob. Because fast and no bubbles.
Auto-darkening filters are UV and IR opaque. The only thing that darkens is the visible spectrum light. Electronic filters actuate in less than a millisecond. So, electronic welding helmets are safer than flip downs. You'll never flash yourself with an auto-darkening helmet.
Do-over. Welding helmet redux. I'm using the auto-filter out of a lincoln welding helmet.
Yep, it's got some ugly bits beneath the skirt but it's got it where it counts.
Proof of concept for a compact cycloidal torque multiplier for 3/4" drive sockets.
There's a lot of talk around the Eggnog bowl about crypto-currency.
Porter-Cable reciprocating saw. It's cheap.
Original Post https://youtu.be/kUlu-XjCgtk
QUICK! THE BAIRNS ARE SLEEPING...
The cheap auto-darkening available everywhere; amazon, aliexpress, ebay are, according to this test with a sample size of 1, OK. There is very little difference in speed. But there are two MAJOR concerns. No ANSI certification and they are VERY dark when not triggered. In future tests I'll see how temperature affects different models and I'll test Harbor Freight's Vulcan and 3M Speedglas. Early Access to vids here http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
Shitty for his family. What's your thoughts on this? Hopefully, a wake up call for "science" channels?
Our beloved family vacuum went from suck to blow. The replacement Dyson Animal Big Ball is expensive and also, very pricey. In addition to being costly, it's also ugly and shoddily engineered with flimsy switches.
SHOCKING RESULTS! The expensive model is built to last; the cheap one is built to fail. You can increase the life of the cheap ones by gooping silicone around the components. Early Access to vids! http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
100 horsepower in the palm of your hand? Typical Friday night in the Bumblefuck household.
Programmable Logic Controllers are everywhere. I break one down to see how it's made. I'll also show you how it's programmed with ladder logic.
2 dudes, 1 mill. Early Access to vids http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
This is a VJO. There are many like it, but this is mine. Fixing electronics with an electrical multi-meter.
Let's take a drive! The internet's favorite copyright attorney: https://youtu.be/Y9CLvU5-FRo
Superball Sunday well wasted! http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
Let's have a look at one of these goofy little Dremel saws.
Winter Sailing in Vancouver; new crew shakedown sail. Boating the Juan de Fuca Straight.
I'll show you how a basic valve is a logic element, same as in electronics. Open center valve is for gear pumps (fixed displacement). Closed center valve is for piston pumps (variable displacement). 4/2 means four way (4 oil connections) and 2 positions. I'll also go over some basic troubleshooting in general terms and some do's and do-not-do's
Sharing a laugh and lending a hand.
The lowly flat blade screwdriver is the most common tool for diagnosing mechanical faults. I wanted a tool that doesn't exist. A stiff screwdriver for poking and prodding that fits in a pocket. It's not magnetic and won't cause carbon pick-up on stainless steel. It's titanium so it doesn't weigh you down climbing up and over all day.
The fastest way to remove a bronze bushing or steel bearing race is to lay a bead of weld on it. The weld will cause the diameter to shrink and it will fall out. Nobody reads this, but if you do I might send you a mug. Standard rules apply. Early access to new stuff: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
I had no clue how a fishing real works. I took apart a PENN brand drag reel for ocean fishing and found out.
Industrial Lego; a fixed displacement oil pump.
GO CANADA! After an Olympic night of partying a 48 year old Canadian Ski coach, "little" Willie Raine, drunkenly steals a vehicle and drives athlete and athlete's wife 25km, before being arrested by Korean Police. It'll be interesting to see how it plays out as Willie's Mom is a Canadian Senator and Olympic Gold Medal winner in '68. News link https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fglobalnews.ca%2Fnews%2F4045453%2Fcanadian-athlete-arrested-allegedly-stealing-car-driving-drunk-2018-winter-games%2F&v=EtBUIdeU67w&redir_token=x9_lprPpUET1UIYqbEbI6ikFqzR8MTUyMjM3OTIzMkAxNTIyMjkyODMy&event=video_description
Do you need an electric gadget to sharpen knives poorly? This Edgecraft 35 is the tool for you!
A few Dads enjoyed watching Chickadee in the shop with your kids. She wanted to make another movie for the boys and girls and dads too!
Notice your steel tools picking up grinding dust? I'll show you how to build a tool an electro-magnet degaussing coil out of scrap parts. Early Access! http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
Sharing a mechanic tip for your manly-man memory palace. It's also the cure for stupid! DON'T DO THIS ON GASOLINE. GO BOOM. Or at least have the camera rolling when you do. Air venturis are not safe either, they build up static electricity. GO BOOM.
A patron asked me if this was BS, so I took a stab at it. It's interesting that a common process in the papermaking industry would be written up as a completely novel process by "Tech Science" websites. The concept works, but the process and applications need more details.
This is a brilliantly simple, cheap and bulletproof industrial undercarriage shaker.
$300 Hazet is a twin hammer, lower torque, version of the $100 jumbo hammer Earthquake stubby from the same factory. I betcha the internals are interchangeable.Guess who makes the MAC and Proto angle impact! *Early Access!* http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
New information! https://youtu.be/KtiTm2dKLgU You're waiting at a red light when a bridge falls on you. What went wrong? Armchair engineering discussion on what could have failed in the FIU Miami bridge disaster.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTELLIGENT ANALYSIS and WILD-ASS THEORIES! I ran a test to see why the post tension rod was sticking out of the rubble. There was a problem with cracking on the pylon side of the bridge. As my homebrew experiment proves the rod must have failed during tensioning just before the bridge collapsed
Ego brand tools with 56V lithium battery. A niche tool brand in search of a market. This is EGO axial turbine 560
How does a digital torque wrench work?
Why is loosening torque lower than tightening torque?
TL;DW: PB Blaster is garbage, WD-40 is cheap and effective, Freeze Out is inconsistent, 50/50 is better than nothing.
Thank you to Tech Ingredient channel for doing thorough research! Bluetooth flat speakers from foam! These probably sound better backwards, because I'm using speakers instead of exciters BUT CHEAP amirite. Technical explanation vid here https://youtu.be/zdkyGDqU7xA
I tested a chinesium bolt against bolts that were 10 times more expensive.This is a homebrew DEMONSTRATION of one bolt yield to failure. The JH grade 8 bolts were stronger than the US made LE grade 8, the grade 9 alloy bolts and the L9!
We do a comparison between the Harbor Freight and the Husky. They are virtually the same gun, but a few small details make a huge difference in ratings. 100% Corpo BS free;
We load up the Torquestruct-o-matic with exotic alloys to prove a point; torque isn't everything.
In my experience, these type of bolts get installed after something bad occurred. They never solve the root cause, but they are interesting!
Tested: Kroil, Seafoam Deep Creep, Honey Goo, Liquid Wrench. Results: penetrating oil is mostly hype.
Fun, but garbage! Nitro power chainsaw here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCwivPC7YzU
Letting the smoke out of new tools for science. fuck.
I sacrifice a Fluke voltage tester in order to explain the theory and how it's made.
Cordless USB charging glue gun! Is this the Bosch hot snot gun to rule them all? It's sadly meh.
Engineering, Automation and Dicking Around with valves and cylinders.
Testing Nord-Lock washers to understand how they work. Nordlock washers FEEL like they really bite. When you're loosening a bolt with nordlocks they are hard to turn and release with a snap. Surprisingly, it doesn't take more torque to loosen them, it just takes more rotation. The reason (as I found out) is because you need to stretch the bolt to overcome the locking wedges.
Taking the Harbor Freight Vulcan Welder out for a rip. It ain't no Miller 252; on the plus side it, ain't no 211. It's (surprisingly) not a bad little hobby machine. Corpo BS free zone!
Pure garbage from the fine folks at Fluke. Sad times indeed. Corpo BS free zone!
Yep, still garbage. Why? Because Corporations! *errata:* The dept to equity ratio is not the full picture. The market cap is sitting at 26 billion. 4.1 billion in loans taken against a 3.7 billion dollar equity is worth 26 billion on the stock market. Clever monkeys! "Money for nothing and chicks for free."
A proper bumblefuckery session. I hooked up a pressure transducer and two magnetic switches for time the cylinder stroke. Then I fought the Valve and the Valve won.
This is an explosion-proof analog sensor for air pressure. Mechanical Instrumentation! Bonus point for playing "SPOT THE MISTAKE!"
Fixing errors. Thank you for setting me straight
WIFI Enabled Tea Kettle? Shake hands with the internet of shit. What could possibly go wrong? Thank you for your help! EARLY ACCESS http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
Barbie Guillotine.
We tested it, it VERKZ! Now we get it ready for the Jr. Prom.
You know what to do. If you prefer to trust to your legal tender, I'm thankful to oblige. Thank you! https://www.youtube.com/redirect?v=elBNHpID-OE&event=video_description&q=https%3A%2F%2Fteespring.com%2Fave-tappy-tap-tap_w&redir_token=_INFdv1JBsTxWBriV3oYtarTrRF8MTUyODgxNTA3N0AxNTI4NzI4Njc3
I used a PLC to control the air cylinder for a Guillotine. A brief side-trip to the uncanny valley ensues.
TL;DW not a bad little secondary drill; but not a go-to workhorse. The torque/speed isn't right for heavy work. Thank you for helping me make VJOs! I enjoy taking tools appart to see how they are made.
1. How to get a job? Build stuff and show it off! 2. The problem with Fluke T6-600 3. Corporate fuckery 4. Youtube comments, trolls, shills & bots 5. My take on Dr. Jordan Peterson
Happy Mother's Day!
TL;DW good for the price, some chintz but no deal-breakers for home gamers.
Re-fillable spray can from zee Tchermanzy. Corpo BS free zone.
Farm Life. Happy May Two-Four!
Making Instruments that can't be purchased. Thank you for helping me make movies. I appreciate your advice! http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
Experimenting with cheap hydraulic pumps to pull vacuum.
Worx lithium pressure washer. 320 PSI from a bucket.
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Very common in HVAC and Engines.
It's not bad, but the typical 12V supply cord is shit. It's not cheap enough to be a good deal. Stick with the Haako 888d.
It's built like a toy, but the boss likes it.
If you wanna run cool; you need to run on heavy, heavy fuel.
Plenty of torque, but throws the chain. A. LOT.
NYC CNC https://youtu.be/7vEAlRIn1xQ EDGE PRECISION https://youtu.be/1dCC8aLMwoI errata: switches are in series, probed in one direction only so any switch opening is a contact trigger. EVEN MORE BRILLIANT!
200A Fork Meter, cheap, works ok, not horrified at the innards and nice loud continuity buzz. If only it had an extra hundred bucks worth of yellow and said Fluke on it...
The grand-daddy of wrist busters!
Ain't no kill like overkill! So, if ya can't buy it, ya gotta MAKE IT!
*head nods, grins uncontrollably*
This is most effective removable and re-useable rust inhibitor used in heavy industry.
Testing a vehicle USB. You gotta know when to fold 'em.
Nerdy fun on family camping trip.
Industrial vibrators come in handy! (hurr hurr)
A zappy gadget that appeals to my inner child.
Expensive brushless drill with a motor problem. Was it a manufacturing flaw?
4am cull of the VJOs and I noticed I'd forgotten to share this one from Patreon. Better late than never?
Milwaukee Transfer Pump works ok, as long as you don't expect it to do what it says on the box.
Explosions are fun! Here's an old blast initiator from a logging camp.
This is an oddball abrasive tool from Bosch. It's a home gamer tool that might come in handy. This shows how Bosch Green is engineered for low cost.
A brief discussion on the Morandi Bridge in Genoa, Italy. Why I think it collapsed and known problems with the design. If you have any insights I've overlooked, please add them bellow. Thanks!
Ride along! I poke at this 1961 Electric Forklift, using voltage drop to check the condition of live circuits. Making movies on the road is challenging; I cleaned up the 60Hz hum as best I could.
1. Beauty Supply "40 Creme Developer" 2. Apply liberally. 3. Set in the sun. 4. Enjoyment.
Diagnosed and Repaired the braking problem!
Make cool shit and put it on the internet! Hand Tool Rescue.
I was forced to take a new direction with the forklift.
Finally a cooking gadget unlikely to burn your house down!
Ridiculously over-built bottle opener.
What $600 worth of electric chainsaw looks like.
Chickadee (age 4) and I (age old) filmed a science experiment to make transparent wasps. More Chickadee here https://youtu.be/bw8DiTA7tRI
Using a machinist's mag base for filming in the workshop. One end is 1/4 NC thread and the other is 3/8" diameter, or 6mm if you use metric style magnetic bases. The Planets, op. 32, is an orchestral suite by Holst, performed by Skidmore College Orchestra, Public Domain Recording.
Using mountain biking as a backdrop; how to learn new skills FAST by embracing the suck. Seth's Bike Hacks https://youtu.be/1A6bKUCcDW0?t=4m25s
When choosing props for your next horror show; please consider the Jaw Saw from Worx.
Three way mitre looks interesting in thumbnails; but it's really just a welding parlor trick. Thanks for sharing a chuckle with me in the shop!
The Saga continues. Wherein, our reluctant protagonist saves the old queen from the diabolical clutches of the scrap heap.
*Saturday Shitpost* Sadly, they don't make 'em like this anymore.
Steel, beers and angry pixies.
Taking the harbor freight vulcan for a rip. Second try at the double mitre.
1. Channelock Welder's Pliers 2. Arc-Zone.com tungsten grinder 3. Lazer marked anything
We have a look at a consumer grade inverter.
Wiring up some gear and thought I'd show you a specialty electrician's tool. Not like that.
Just the tip. Thank you for your help keeping the corpo scumbags at bay.
Linear air compressor explained. We take it apart, inspect and explain how this invention compresses air with very few moving parts.
I inspect the build quality and sine wave output of a Samlex inverter. I also check the output of a lower cost Motomaster inverter.
CNC robots are cool. I mash some buttons to see how much trouble I can get into. Thanks to Chris DePrisco and John Saunders for sharing their experience spec-ing small-shop machine tools. Chris https://youtu.be/f3ZviAVKHPs John https://youtu.be/HipESCZ_-Nc
You are now the proud owner of a 5 axis CNC milling machine. Have an idea, tool, or gadget you want prototyped? I'll machine it for you.
Mashing the control pad to see what happens. Fixing electrical errors, glitchy operation, random shutdowns. I really appreciate your advice and help with the shop beer fund. Early access here http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
I show you a staple of heavy industry: the diaphragm pump. This is a small Ingersol Rand pump that'll handle anything from diesel fuel to wet sand.
Trust to your luck or trust to your legal tender. Most merch sales go to the shop beer fund and tooling, the rest gets wasted. Here's the link https://teespring.com/ave-empire-of-dirt
I trial the Haas CNC in beginner mode. I test the Haas VPS (Visual Programming System); it's terrible.
A quick test out the VPS engraving on the Haas 15k spindle. I'm using a 3/32" end mill and I got pretty good results with a 0.002" depth of cut.
This is the proof-of-concept for our Town-Pump CNC idea. The idea is; we'd use metal cutting CNC to "print" prototypes that you submit. I sacrifice Prudence, the safety goat, to prove the g-code then run a part that was modeled over the internet. After a few hiccups; SUCCESS! Thank you Patrons for sticking with me, I appreciate your help. Early access here: http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
We inspect the build quality of a 10" Makita Compound Chop Saw. We check the slop and compare to the 12" Milwaukee Sliding Compound.
Aluminum and it's precursors are used EVERYWHERE! Join me for a ramble void of care whilst re-assembling the Makita Chop Saw.
Programming by connect the dots; none of those pesky conditional operators or human readability. Let's contract eye cancer together!
Pulled out a skookum old Fein mag-base drill to get this ready for the Haas. Buddy Gnu wanted one of these made on your CNC. Happy to oblige!
At the request of a townpumper, I machined a BBQ griddle out of steel. Mistakes were made; lessons learned.
Rigid palm impact driver from Home Depot is a good idea; but terribly implemented. Biggest problems are the speed control (stupid) and the power (none).
Build yourself a springy wooden pallet. You'll be amazed how nice it is to stand on.
Fair use sources: LIFT TECH CHANNEL https://youtu.be/cft8_zQAcdQ Snowboard Magazine https://www.snowboard.com/news/ Georgia Ministry of Economy statement on cause of accident http://www.economy.ge/index.php?page=news&nw=645&s=preskonferencia-gudauris-incidentis-shesaxeb-biuro-veritasis-pirvelad-daskvnaze&lang=en So, the party line is there was a power outage. There was no automatic generator transfer switch. The trained "operator" forgot to start the auxiliary diesel generator. Then the "operator" released the anti-rollback mechanism. How he released it under load of a full chairlift isn't clear. He hydraulically jacked off the service brakes; then hydraulically jacked off the bullwheel brake. Failed to notice that the cable was rolling back. Failed to re-engage either of the two brakes that would have stopped the lift. Hmmmm.
Welders use these to get into tight spots. As a connoisseur of tight spots, I want to see if the cheapest tool available would cut the mustard.
Every year around this time Michael Bublé emerges from his hibernaculum. The better 3/4s gets clucky. The kids get exited. I grab a bug-out beer and make like a tree.
PSA for all us tool buying tools. 2 am foray into the Amazon machine tool section gave me jungle rot.
This is a BOLTR redux, where I go over the mistakes I made reviewing the Ridgid Palmela Handerson Impact Driver. I also make improvements. Making it more skookum with an 18v battery, blinding work light and a half pound of hot glue.
I have a look at the innards of a Haas CNC milling machine. This the first of a CONCISE mini-series: Quick and Dirty intro to CNC for beginners. Every week or three I'll put out another vid in the short series. My intention is to provide you (if you are interested) with a basic understanding of the CNC machining process in a snack-sized format.
Review and test of Hilti compact band saw. One big quality problem, marginal plastic bushings, OK overall.
(Shitpost) A British Columbia tradition; new season, new shotski. We skied the last one out.
How to get 3 phase power on batteries? Direct injection onto a variable frequency drive DC bus. On this proof of concept we find the traps and how to circumvent them. Now we have an off-the-grid 3-phase power supply that can be run off solar panels.
Hard day of mountain fun and a meal fit for an army. I make Chicken Fried Rice on the BBQ.
Continuing our beginner's overview of the Haas; I run through conversational probing cycles and G-Code programming. The more effort you put into G-code, the better you'll be at (wait for it), G-code! It's a good tool to have; but with the power of CAD/CAM, it's not what I'll be focused on learning.
Chickadee wanted to make a scoreboard for cardboard pinball. I use all analog; relays, resistors, reed switches, magnets instead of arduino or raspi.
What better time to robot tedious gift opening than Christmas? It's a rhetorical question. Yes, robot is a verb.
Feeling the holiday post partum? I'm in the shop to fix the better 3/4's food processor. It won't cut the pie crust. Another victim of planned obsolescence.
I answer your questions why I didn't buy a Tormach, or a Mazak, Fadal, Hurco, Mori, Brother. I go over some shitty Haas options you don't need and some you do. Here are other opinions from guys who have sourced a low production CNC mill.
Dicking around in the shop. If you got pics or scans or a spare, please hook me up!
Can you recover a battery with Epsom Salt? Yes kinda, but how and why? Store batteries on concrete? Yes, it's fine. Differences between deep cycle and regular cranking battery. Why batteries explode and how to jump start a car.
I went to the wholesalers and got a low grade charger from a good industrial brand. To my delight, it's not ridiculous junk.
Fun with manual machines. Symphony for Lathe and Mill. *Official nod to Wintergatans.
The tallest trees from acorns grow. I appreciate your help and want to machine your ideas!
We look inside a one way bearing to see how it works. In this case, it's a sprag clutch type.
Sometimes a cheap tool is the right tool. Igauging height gauge for table saws. It's good for woodworking; but machining?
Long term testing of carbide blades for olfa box cutters. In my shop the extra cost of carbide does not increase the longevity.
Disassembly and explanation of a variable displacement vane pump.
Babydoll is under the weather; I step in to pick up the slack. Pork belly is bacon that hasn't been cured. It's delicious and even tho I messed up, it's easy to cook on the BBQ griddle.
This is a full day worth of machining a ram air intake for the townpumpcnc. Programming a simultaneous 5 axis part in Fusion 360 is very difficult. The post processor is only half baked for 5 axis Haas.
Staying warm during a bitter cold winter is more about mental toughness than anything. Here are a few tips when you decide to brave the cold.
Dicking around in the shop.
Testing out a fatbike in the snow.
Cockford-Ollie 2019 Snowboarding team training for the X-Games.
I inspect the build quality and components of a Makita compact recip saw. It's the same length as the Milwaukee Hacksawzall, but 18V instead of 12V.
Filet on the BBQ is a terrible idea. There's not enough fat in the cut to keep it tender. But it's fantastic on a hot griddle; no smoke in the house and no washing dishes either!
I use the townpumpcnc to run a couple proof of concept tests.
In contravention of the prime-directive, I'm taking a-part the milwaukee hacksawzall. During the Makita tear-down I noticed the innards rattling around and wanted to inspect the old girl.
M12 Hacksawzall from 7 years ago vs. brushless Fuel. The fuel is heavier and beefier. Better quality than the older model
The Fuel M12 is a far better tool than the old M12 hacksawzall. But why does it have two gears?
I printed up three warning stickers for tits&pickles. Share a safety chuckle with your buddies. Thank you for your help.
Water cooler discussion of the Lion Air 610 disaster and similarities with Ethiopia's Boeing 737 Max disaster. Your considered and respectful comments are appreciated. The investigation is ongoing and loved ones might be here looking for answers.
Training for mountain biking season; fatbiking in the snow.
Bearbeitung und Musik. Vergnügen. Pure copper has a reputation for being difficult to machine; too gummy. Carbide end mills designed for aluminum run in pure copper at 70% feed of aluminum. Peck thrilling with HSS run in copper at 50% feed of aluminum. Keep the chips small and it'll machine up nice.
I couldn't find friction ratings of jaw materials, so I experimented with copper, aluminum and steel. Steel came out on top, withstanding roughly 1200lbs of pull out on our aluminum coupon. I don't know why steel is best, but I intend to find out.
I'll share a couple mechanic tricks while I fix the small hydraulic cylinder. Mysteriously, it busted during the soft jaw experiment.
Soft metal lead has a very high co-efficient of friction. But does lead grip well in a vise? Sadly, not according to my test.
Easy win with cabbage pancakes. White guy style, with pork belly.
I use a Geiger-Mueller device to test the ionizing radiation from Thoriated Welding Tungstens, USA Aluminum and Japan Steel. Good news; none of the aluminum nor steel showed any discernable Cobalt-60 contamination.
Grinder & Paint makes me the welder I ain't! It's impossible to buy a cool, secure bike rack. So I made one.
You guys in the USA aren't missing much with the China Norinco SKS import ban. (Other good clean fun with dirt cheap steel core ammo.) As a Canadian citizen in good standing with the tax department, I occasionally exercise my freedom (use it or loose it). Rigorous testing of various calibers and countries of origin ensued.
I attempt to repair a non-charging battery. I didn't try very hard. It's stupid to own a single tool that has $250 batteries. update: *speaking of stupid* I forgot I have another battery! The EGO lives on...
On the healing bench: a one dollar Hilti concrete grinder.
Extremely overbuilt and prohibitively expensive? I'll make two! I CNC machine heavy copper for heirloom workshop tools. These are the kind of tools you can't buy; you must make.
Single Point Incremental Forming is an uncommon CNC technique for sheet metal. It is well suited for making prototypes of curved surfaces. I test out the idea and gauge the minimum requirements.
I investigate a professionally abused Harbor Freight Earthquake impact wrench and give it a tune up in an attempt to fix it's low torque.
I made a new batch of OSHA non-compliant warning labels!
Fire up the parts cannon, we're grubbing for a root! The slow death of this harbor freight impact wrench is a novel one. Looks like the heat cycling during use causes the armature to slowly fail. High resistance brush/commutator connection speeds up the process.
Teardown of an angle of attack sensor from a Hercules aircraft. Redux of the Boeing 737 with a discussion on how Boeing Engineers, the FAA and Air Lines are complicit in the catastrophes.
Watercooler discussion of the Seattle Tower Crane that collapsed on Google's new building. It was being dismantled when it collapsed because multiple sections had the pins removed without being supported. Why they removed multiple section pins and why it was not rigged to the support crane remains unanswered.
A multi-meter is a powerful tool, but resistance tests can mislead you. The Ohm scale on your electrical meter only tests the resistance in the circuit under low voltage with tiny currents. In order to get more accurate readings you must use higher current and check the voltage drop in the circuit. I show how to do this on a bad motor using a cheap power supply. The multi-meter showed a resistance of 0.1 Ohm between each commutator bar. It showed the armature is good. But the power supply set at 7amps and 3Volts showed between most bars had a 0.8V drop, but some had 1.4V drop. Meaning some windings have higher resistance under load. This test proved that the armature is weak.
Thanks to everybody that weighed in on the new Google building crane accident I appreciate sharing your insight and photos.
I have a look at the construction and components in the battery power DeWalt air compressor. I wasn't expecting much and this lives up to those expectations.
I made a hydraulic tool to measure high forces in the CNC machine. Hydraulics are great for high forces and I'll show you a few cheat codes to make hydraulics seal without high precision. You can buy drawbar dynomometers for roughly $1000 but you can also make one for "free" in an afternoon out of scrap parts.
I test the Dewalt 60V air compressor. It doesn't blow, it sucks. I couldn't get anywhere near the performance claimed on the box. What am I missing?
Why won't your compressor keep up with a small air tool? Because the CFM ratings are taken at the suction INLET of the compressor, not the pressurized air from the tank. I'll show you how a Rolair compressor rated at 4.1CFM @ 90 PSI only really delivers 0.9CFM @ 90PSI of usable air.
"All you gotta do is bash few buttons. Why are you taking so long?"
A kind fellow on the Patron page shared this little trick with me. It's a gooder. *errata: I muddled my reactivity with electronegativity. They are different things.*
This is a townpumpcnc project to help out a guy making caving lights for his friends.
Quick and Dirty CAD modeling to get you up and running FAST.
Quick and dirty tutorial to set up your Work Coordinate System in Fusion 360.
Basic operation of the most common tool in Fusion 360.
I run through a common 2d Contour toolpath to prep raw stock for the 5 axis trunion. *errata* The shell mill is cutting on center; a terrible strategy. Better to do two passes with 0.5 stepover and increase the feed.
Uggg. Because Fusion is cloud based, it messes up my post processor and tool library at random intervals. Yay cloud!
Fusion 360 makes it easy to do 5 axis positioning moves. It controls 4th and 5th axis with a simple "tool orientation" option.
I run through a very useful 2d Adaptive toolpath with a roughing end mill.
I run through a 2d Profile toolpath to finish the part after roughing.
Making an o-ring groove using the 2d Pocket toolpath in Fusion 360.
Using a slitting saw with Fusion to make cooling fins.
Last step is chamfering your part. It's a touchy toolpath, and takes a lot of tweaking to get right.
This is how to get Fusion to run two different programs; the top setup and the bottom setup at the same time.
Using the ship's rotating portal concept to make a lens that flings droplets off. Unlike existing rotary viewports, this novel integral-bearing design has no central hub to obscure the image.
Dorking out on our family holiday.
I wanted to make a CNC coolant proof camera lens. I tried to make an air bearing and failed, but a clean roller bearing works great!
This old tachometer uses music box type reeds to measure motor RPM without electricity. It's more useful than a digital Tach because it shows you resonant frequencies and can be used to check hammer and reciprocal speeds too.
Your orders from the end of April/start of June didn't get shipped. We're shipping them now and also offering you a full refund for the hassle.
A vessel is just a shell without a captain and crew. With the help from Anton and Simon, I machine a low-poly Sean Connery Bust from his role in the Hunt for Red October.
I take appart a Makita blower vac. This is the unit to replace my ECO blower that crapped out.
I was curious if compliant structures made by Dr. Larry Howell could be adapted to different forms and materials. Yes, as long as the material is plastic. It doesn't work for metal; the geometries are completely different.
How do butane and lithium brad nailers work. This is a Paslode, but Makita, Bostitch and Hitachi gas nailers work the same way.
Clearing cobwebs with the lad on the Trans-Canada Trail. The Similkameen river is a historic gold camp. It's one of the few rivers that not only has gold nuggets but also platinum. We pedal along the old Kettle Valley Railroad; trestles and tunnels.
We take a holiday off-the-beaten track; British Columbia's Kootenay Mountains. Lowlights include: torrential rain, a mortician's uncanny castle (hurr-hurr), Kootenay Glacier hike, arcane parking rituals and run-ins with Black Bears.
'67, '71, '77, '85, '91 Franken-Jeep that the Dewclaw put together with an adapter kit. Do not try this at home.
Letuce, a long time subscriber, asked if I'd machine aluminum blocks for chilling test tubes. Commercially available blocks only accept one size of tube. His idea is to dunk these in liquid nitrogen to keep his, er, samples, cool
I got a box from Abom79 containing the machinist's relay. I'm struggling to adapt a waterjet cut linear stage into a CNC mill-able design. The stage is part of Dan Gelbart's youtube series on engineering and machining prototypes.
I reverse engineer a high-end Radon Bike component and skookumfy it
I do the deed to a Milwaukee Ratchet. It ain't tea bag.
CNC machining a compliant mechanism out of aluminum.
Ticks are dangerous. This outlines the time-tested steps for safe removal.
Comparing the old 3/8" Milwaukee ratchet to a new fuel ratchet. The head on the M12 Fuel is HUGE and consequently, reasonably skookum.
https://teespring.com/AvE-peoplearemonsters Yes, Chickadee gets her cut for beauty school tuition.
Why are trailer brakes such a pain in the ass? Why is trailer wiring so janky? Because money. I muddle through a simple wiring problem on a tent trailer.
I experiment with a chain-clipazine in a SIG P320 (licensed Japanese knock-off .177) . It won't take out a hornet's nest, but it'll sure piss 'em off.
Life is hard. DON'T PANIC.
Fancy pants were getting a little snug around the dick-do. I'm 40 days deep; intermittent fasting and time restricted eating. I'm nearly at my snowboard-fighting weight and feeling great.
Thanks for your help!
I desecrate tree carcass to test a novel mountain bike feature. It's a swinging sled for busting your ass.
Success! We found out what doesn't work!
I inspect a 30 something cordless Makita drill to see the evolution of cordless tools.
Flat deck trailer locked up! How to fix the electric brakes?
Summer is over here in British Columbia.
Pre-winter, anti-cabin-fever routine: GET OUTSIDE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. I've been scouting winter getaways and found a nice backcountry skiing spot.
Comparing the internals of a Makita battery vs. Amazon cheapo.
EDM arc supply. Big Clive's King Dick. Hand Tool Rescue's Kanuckistan Dick.
I been using this expensive Hilti and wanted to see how the build quality stacks up to Makita, Dewalt, Milwaukee grinders. Surprisingly it IS brushless and the drive mechanism is nothing like we've seen before. It's got a brushless motor and a chinsy little coupling arrangement.
Novel Fixture for CNC machining of Robot parts.
Inspecting the build quality and engineering of a Glock 17 gen 5.
Inspect the parts of a Harbor Freight cordless ratchet in comparison to the Milwaukee and Snap-On.
The healing bench worked it's magic on the Harbor Freight Earthquake ratchet. It's worse for the experience, but well worth the effort to see how it's made. I tested it's breakaway torque against the Snap on and Milwaukee fuel.
I tear into a shitty stock shock off a Norco bike and discuss the Kashima Coat anodizing process.
Sadly, not as good as they used to be. We also have a look at Wera Joker, Snap-On, Proto and house brands.
I'm not sure what problem this sander solves, but my hand sure are smooth!
There's two main differences between cheap sockets and good ones. The wall thickness and the depth of the hex.
Peek behind the Iron Curtain to see how ammo was manufactured in a command economy. There's a lot of differences in engineering and materials used in Warsaw pact countries compared to NATO.
2 year repair/cursory review of 3D printing in general and Zortrax M200 in particular. She ain't tea bag.
Ensure the security of your desk with this Safety Squint Calibrator! Amaze your frenemies and disgruntle your supervisor! Performs double duty as a pest remover! Order for Christmas and watch your loved one's disappointment turn to joy when they receive it next year!!!! Each kit contains one Cataractapult assembly. That's the basel platen, twang arm, scoop and trigger latch. That's four aerospace grade components all made from high quality FR4! Contains genuine fiberglass, just like NASA uses in SPACE! Pre-famulated with real tinned copper, straight from the creation of the Universe! WOW! Is what you'll say when they solder it all together (prior to yelling "MY EYE!") *DANGER! THIS TOY IS NOT FOR MORONS!* *SAFETY GLASSES NOT INCLUDED, BUT HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, YA BIG SISSY.*
Looking like a grim winter here in BC. Cancel your tickets, go to Vegas instead it's much nicer and waaaaaay more fun.
I had high hopes for this Bosch tool. The double duty 1/2" drive and 1/4" hex is a stroke of genius. The warm glow is short lived after a peak inside.
I had to cut some AR 500 plate with a torch. That didn't happen. Instead, we have a look at the Queen of gases: Acetylene.
A mountain side ramble and rant.
How can a $30 driver have a brushless motor?
Testing 20mm carbide end mills against AR steel. It sorta works.
I took a chance on a sight-unseen 80kW generator. It's got a Mitsubishi diesel, a Generac 208Vac alternator and a nasty surprise.
Our benevolent and merciful Minister Prime has deemed the Devil's Lettuce, legal in Kanuckistan. As a dutiful citizen, I exercise my right to grow crops. It's not as easy as it looks.
Me and the Dewclaw pull the Mitsubishi engine out of a big generator to see what's broken.
Santa left a surprise in my stocking! I'm testing out this action camera with built in gimbal. She ain't tea bag.
Air Canada Dash-8 Turboprop lost a wheel during takeoff. *errata* wheels are likely aluminum/magnesium allow. Dash-8 has no fuel dump, they have to burn off fuel.
When you pay big bucks for a Snap on cordless tool is it any better than a hardware store Milwaukee? Doesn't look like it to me.
Annual antipodal weather swap; Canadian hosers freeze our nards off while Aussie can'ts fight bush burn.
Tip of the hat to you old machining hands! It werkz!
I teardown the M12 Polisher/Sander and compare the build quality to Snap-On. At half the cost, the Milwaukee tool has got a nasty bit of soldering, but it's still better than the Snap-On.
People in northern climes do really stupid things to fight cabin fever. To wit: pedaling a fatbike to a frozen lake.
I go over the engineering and manufacturing quality of the PC 9.
I tested the Maritool brand of hard milling end mills. I think they are re-branded from HTC. This 1/2" EM cut AR 450 plate nicely, but vibration kills em instantly. There are so many interdependant variables for optimizing feeds and speeds that you really only have one option to get it right: trial and error. The formulas, spreadsheets and software only narrow the spread.
It. Never. Ends.
Limited run Safety Squint Calibrator It's the gag they never saw coming:
For funsies.
CNC is great for repetative tasks. For instance: cleaning off the table. I use a homemade tool to let the machine do the dirty work.
Building a vacuum hold-down fixture for wood. I got it to work after some experimentation. There's a couple little tricks to get it to clamp. These techniques will also be used for machining CNC parts.
Using the Haas CNC to router hard maple gift boxes. Woodworking is not easy.
I tear into the Earthquake sander, it's very similar to the Milwaukee. The internals are different, but a lot of construction details are the same.
A cautionary tale...
Solid meh. (?)
Me and the Dewclaw made an all terrain forklift out of an ancient forestry skidder.
Teardown and test of Milwaukee quiet hydraulic driver.
"A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky, dangerous animals and you know it." -Ray Crock, inventor of the French Fry
1.make sure the transmission is in park or clutch is depressed and in neutral 2.check for loose or damaged battery and connections 3.get jumper cables, make sure clamps are not touching 4.start donor vehicle 5.ensure battery voltage and polarity of donor and dead vehicle are the same 6.attach one end positive (red) clamp to donor battery positive 7.attach same end negative (black) clamp to donor chassis or battery negative 8.attach other end positive (red) clamp to dead vehicle battery positive 9.attach other end negative (black) clamp to dead vehicle battery negative 10. allow a few minutes for donor vehicle to charge dead vehicle 11. start dead vehicle 12. disconnect negative (black) clamp from dead vehicle chassis 13. disconnect positive (red) clamp from dead vehicle 14. disconnect positive and negative clamps from donor vehicle 15. high five your adoring frenemies!
Cirrus clouds only appear in very high up in clear skies. They show a change in weather is coming. Stratus clouds are low level fog clouds. A high level fog cloud, called Cirrostratus show rain or snow is following within a day.
Why make thousands of ventilators when you can make one BIG one?
Simple mechanical control of tidal volume, pressure, PEEP and all the stuff you guys commented on that I don't really understand.
This one uses manometers and graduated receptacles to control tidal volume, PEEP, peak and plateau pressures. It uses a flow control and 555 timer chips for mandatory breathing and I:E ratio.
1.Make sure the battery is the problem 2.take photos and get the group number off the label 3.remove negative terminal 4.remove positive terminal 5.remove hold-downs 6.ensure terminals and leads are clean, wire brush oxides 7.(optional) apply grease to terminals 8. install positive terminal 9. install negative terminal 10.install hold-downs 11. test 12. coat terminals and hood latch with grease
Self Help Negative feedback machining.
The beauty of the bowline is you can mess it up and still get a strong knot. Hands on demo of overhand, overhand loop, bowline, cowboy bowline, Cossack knot, Dutch bowline, timber hitch and marline hitch. BUT YOU ONLY NEED THE BOWLINE.
"She's a beaut, Clark!"
This didn't go according to plan. Not that I had a plan. Sorry for the audio; it's been windy.
"Hey, Buddy" job.
Another "Hey, Buddy!" job.
“We have done so much with so little for so long, that now we can do anything with nothing.” -Old Dirty Bastard; Inventor of Shielded Metal Arc Welding. because reasons: A: more structural rust on bottom of bucket than top (upper part of bucket not designed for ground engagement). 2: Dump cylinders are 60 years old, they leak. Bucket curls until bucket in full down then winch pulling through cross bar. D: Straight pull on bucket linkage vs. compound angles (Note previous boom repairs).
Installing a diverter valve on a tractor.
I've taken your advice.
CNC machining a cheap alternative to dovetail fixtures for the Haas.
It's a dirty job, but somebody has to do it.
They've been recalled.
Interrupting the prevailing fear and loathing to bring you the guts of a tool.
Chain drilling is a technique that allows you to use a drill like a bandsaw.
Filet on the BBQ is a crime against steak. Behold la Planche Mignonne!
Hold my maple syrup; we're tearing down a made in Canada AR-180 clone.
The fillet was perfect, but la planche mignonne needs some work.
La Planche Mignonne delivered a beautiful filet, but was a dismal failure in high resolution searing. This is version 2.
McMasterbating with 3D models. We are living in the future.
Automagic schmoo squirter.
Quick shop test of the Milwaukee grease gun's 10,000PSI rating. It puts out MORE than rated!
How and why to bump up the pressure on a John Deere tractor. Don't be a dummy; but if you do please record and upload the wreckage.
Milwaukee grease gun for high pressure experiments.
A stupid, needless and preventable tragedy.
Testing grease injection with a Milwaukee grease gun.
Sharkbite and Pex subjected to over-pressure fail in a very smart way
Steak in the front, scallops in the rear. I test 3 griddle profiles for the planche mignone. The test subject suffered a botched execution.
Second kick at the cat on the Honda GC 190 pressure washer. Surprise! It's not the carb.
It's a dirty job, but somebody's husband gotta do-do it.
This is an experiment to see if I can build a machine to cut through a car. The idea is to build a big diamond bandsaw.
Armchair sleuthing as to why two cranes collapsed.
Grayco airless sprayer; much cheaper than a divorce lawyer!
Hilti has the best batteries. Milwaukee and Snap-On make good batteries too.
More cheap, more better!
Ave Imperator, lacerabitur te salutant.
Low grade Makita didn't last very long. Let's find out why.
The Milwaukee stapler doesn't look like anything special; but it fires a metric ass-ton of staples. Better still, it's easy on your arm.
If I were a Super-Villain...6 good reasons for a second lockdown: (Beyond saving the world from the worst pandemic in the last 100 years) 10-Mass adoption of contact tracing 20-Mass adoption of digital currency 30-Goverment Money Printer go BRRRRRRRrrrrrrrrr 40-Stay home, stay paid 50-Oil Bad; Lithium Good 60-Low, low voter turnout 70-(Bonus!) Buy Low, Sell High, GOTO 30
Full Auto conversion Milwaukee Staple Gun chambered in T50.
Another one dead.
Beautiful craftsmanship on display. These simple tools are thoughtfully designed and masterfully made.
An interesting mechanical failure that could have been eliminated with a couple extra grams of plastic. That's the difference between a home owner brand and a pro tool.
I built a stoneboat for moving equipment that is too heavy to lift.
I'm guessing a solid 50/50.
Nepros wood, brass and leather hand tools.
Winter is here; time to lick our wounds and find out what went wrong.
The winter of our discount tent.
Dewclaw, diesel; you know the rest.
Dewclaw purchased a DeWalt brushless impact that died right away.
How to drive an excavator a.k.a.; how to run a hoe.
Winter is here.
guys were wondering about my orange wrenches
The design of these ratchets is so bad, they don't even work.
Dewclaw did the bottom end of this Mistsubishi Diesel engine.
I invented a cheap way to load test high power electrics. Turns out somebody beat me to it about a thousand years ago.
Testing the electrical capacity of the generator. 2 stroke gas engine and 6.5 Amp nameplate capacity. But it will merrily buzz along at 9amps till the fuel runs out.
The operation was a success; the patient didn't survive.
Shootin' Shit and Fixin' Kit. I convert a kill-a-watt power meter into a kill-a-twat. Reasons.
We've all seen Milwaukee heated jackets. How about a Makita cooling jacket? Stupid or Brilliant?
Why don't we make 'em like this anymore?
Home-made defrost for your glasses. "Electrocity: everything-u-knead-2-know' for hands-on Autists" Part 1 of 3
Re-commissioning the Townpump.
This battery boost pack from Costco is surprisingly well built, too bad it sucks. 1. LED goes into epilepsy mode 2. push button gives no feedback 3. You reset and disconnect the cables after 5 seconds of cranking
Why is it $800?
Hard pass.
Everything takes longer in the winter. Reasons.
No.
Yes.
This 18v milwaukee pump is so handy, but why add a bunch of electronics?
Spring Chores: feeding the skis corn before putting them up.
Thank you for the new camera! Pulled this neat-o vintage craftsman off the pile.
Getting the recipe right for work hardened scrap.
At your suggestion, I'm using high feed end mills. They are incredible! The axe head? Not so much.
Making a steel griddle for BBQ. Version 2.0
select program - memory - graphics - cycle *smash* green button
#shart Public domain music gets your VJO nuked from orbit! SEVEN different companies are claiming copyright to ONE public domain recording. I saw a movie like that once; it's not a happy ending.
I make a thing. It is a good thing.
Nauseating shaky-cam fight scenes? Low budget Blair Witch horror? I submit: hangover woodsplitter build.
Dark, dirty, dastardly tricks for tight spots.
"I say'd for sale, not ON SALE. Interesting trades considered. *MINTY* Fresh service, new voltage controller, rare two-tone battleship grey/rust. As is where is, come after dark."
Friday! Get rich quick trading Kanuckistan Kopeks for 'Ol Muskie's Mars Money.
Faced with utter stupidity, in shit-u-ations like this, remember that marketing wanks think selling Juice Bags with a DRM license is a good idea.
Ahh, the heady bouquet of summer, students.
no knife? no teeth? no problemo!
Summer 2021 was rather short. But enough about me.
Pouring slabs and picking scabs.
Deere Gator in-tank fuel filter.
ONE trick big tie doesn't want you to know!
Tragic? Yes. Accident? NO! "...he had left a fork-shaped bracket on the cable car’s emergency brake to disable it because it kept locking on..." Likely, the emergency brakes were dragging and the wire rope was periodically overloaded.
Keep baby chickens warm, watered and fed and that's pretty much it. Keep the bedding dry and wipe the poop off their butts for the first few days and you're good to go.
It'll make nightshift. probably.
>*NO SHOVELING* 25 cubic feet per hour; almost 1 yard/hr. a) -scoop and weigh aggregate with tractor bucket b) -transport and mix in tractor bucket c) -place and dump with tractor bucket d) *BONUS STEP* -automagic de-limbing of errant apprentii
1904 Screwdriver https://youtu.be/FOrgvT4Vs4E Tabarnac!
New stickers here: https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/1028490676/take-heed-antique-warning-label
Old time safety! I got prints to give away. Also, new merch. https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/1028490676/take-heed-antique-warning-label As always if you got no money or just prefer free-ninety-nine drop me a line and I'll send out a bunch. TownPumpCNC@hotmail.com
New Rapid Tap
Our house is old and the AC doesn't work very well. Here's how to avoid moving: -shade the windows -sprinklers on the siding and roof -damp rag around your neck -long sleeves, loose pants
first recorded in relation to fire following the discovery in 1998 pyrocumulonimbus. Pyro - fire; cumulo - big puffy cloud, nimbus - rainstorm
Simple pleasure of a mess of pancakes and dead things.
Entirely preventable deaths. It's my opinion that the crane was allowed to operated unbalanced during climbing/disassembly. We don't know why it was unbalanced, but there are some clues.
How a clutch works, simply and quickly explained.
Lister Diesel fire pump and Deutz Engine. Two wrongs don't make a right. But three rights make a left.
DEWWWWWCLAW!
Swappin' out the lightspeed drive on the Millennial Falcon. Now with more Chewbacca grunts!
Suggestions for buying a small tractor: -get the next size up -get the most horsepower -buy all the implements at the same time
The fambly and I are touched by your kindness. Your good juju and rain dances are verking. Thank you! Long may the Empire of Dirt rust!
Organic, Free-Range? BULLSPIT! Why are factory eggs runny and gross? They're old.
Chickadee Engineering | Bullfrog
Finally got a pump, after I needed it.
Milwaukee cut-off
Testing out the cut-off saw with plastic and metal against a grinder and hacksawzall.
Quickly rusting plated bolts.
Fire good.
Gifts from abroad: chains and leathermen.
They fooled me again. Not hard to do; apparently.
Prosciutto for .99c a pound! (just gotta make it yourself).
Fundamental Freedoms 2. Everyone has the following fundamental freedoms: (a) freedom of conscience and religion; (b) freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression, including freedom of the press and other media of communication; (c) freedom of peaceful assembly; and (d) freedom of association.
2 years. It is time to re-open Canada. We are not afraid.
Prosciutto week 1: so far so good.
The best things in life are free.
The end is nigh! Are we there yet?
Canadians are not afraid. We are not wards of the state; we are citizens. Re-open Canada.
The Arctic trails have their secret tales That would make your blood run cold;
Yes. Unless they're not.
We fire up some hydraulic testers to see if 6 point or 12 point wrenches are best.
Yes. No. Maybe.
Will she make it?
DON'T PANIC
Thank you for your animal husbandry advice! Nugget the baby chick was suffering without improvement, so we made the hardest call.
Reducing world suck one smoked salmon at a time.
6 pt proto: 880 lbs ft 12 pt Craftsman: 636 lbs ft
My homemade bacon is the best.
Yep.
Prototype parts for Buddy's invention: https://youtu.be/7-KmZzSPzc0 Music: Composition Public Domain. The Flying Dutchman, (Der fliegende Holländer) WWV 63, is a German-language opera, with libretto and music by Richard Wagner. It was composed in 1840. Performance Public Domain. Creative Commons License University of Chicago Orchestra.
Whatever it takes.
Frozen ground in no match for a stiff pecker. The Magic Harp (Die Zauberharfe), D.644, is the incidental music composed for the play of the same name by F. Schubert. Written in 1819, premiered in 1820 in Vienna, and first published in 1891, the overture to this work has been long asociated with the Rosamunde incidental music, probably because they were first published together. Public Domain Recording: Skidmore College Orchestra, CC 2.0 License. Public Domain
townpumpcnc@hotmail.com Machining micro-hammers to share a chuckle in the workshop! This is a pre-production run that I'm shipping out to thank you guys that share beer and busted carbide. Thank you!
Late for supper on account of a greasy hoe.
I have a look at the innards of a Haas CNC milling machine.
Automatic wood splitter. No more pulling valves like a sucker.
Welding a nut to the broken bolt is the easiest way. New OHSHIT! Warning labels here: https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/1211694196/oshit-warning-labels
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John Deere excavator pin broke. It was greasier than your prom date; by the end of the night smiles all around. Please consider purchasing my fine, horsepower-boosting decals. https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/1211694196/oshit-warning-labels
Grease gun LED gas guage. Please consider purchasing my fine, horsepower-boosting decals. https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/1211694196/oshit-warning-labels
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Scumbag offset: long neglected hitch. Please consider purchasing my fine, horsepower-boosting decals. https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/1211694196/oshit-warning-labels
New chainsaw day! A rare treat of rainforest Larch.
Think you're paying extra for quality? Buck Knife, John Deere, Huot.
Yep, dead.
It's VERKINGK! Big Clive: https://youtu.be/Be9RU3PU1bw
Flax aka Linseed oil, ancient wood finish. Why some oil dries and some doesn't? Bonus: best oil for seasoning cast iron.
I bought the Makita over the DeWalt. One was made in USA the other made in PRC. I like the carbide blades, I don't like the stickers.
30 inch diameter Fir. Husqvarna 372xp, 24" bar, dull chain.
The lost art of eating bugs.
aluminum, lye, water.
Wive's tale about oily rags? Only one way to find out! Fireball Tool: https://youtu.be/Cw5MqfrxM9g French River Woodworks: https://youtu.be/9WCkxpphHBU
Tile party with Demolition Hammer and Burke Bar!
Progress! Fireball Tool: https://youtu.be/Cw5MqfrxM9g French River Woodworks: https://youtu.be/9WCkxpphHBU
DEWCLAAAAAW!
Grinding the tile thinset off with a diamond cup wheel. Horrible job.
Homemade prosciutto ham as vague allegory.
Errata: Silicon not Silica.
Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A then Start
NO!
Happy Thanksgiv'r !
Please lemme know what you think about adding tool recommendations and links to the description.
Husqvarna battery saw is convenient. However, the performance is terrible in comparison to gas powered models.
The only correct location for a forward/reverse selector: where everybody else puts it!
Also, shotski.
I got suckered. Not my first time, and won't be the last.
Nightshift blew 4 wheel ray oliver!
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Mighty Tiny Hammer https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/1341904307/mighty-tiny-a36-steel
Do over, dummy.
The "k" stands for kwality!
1.set screw 2.no size markings
Only if I had to. But, I'd never admit to it anyway.
"man waxes sentimental and bestows the virtues of betrothedness while simultaneously metal-hot-gluing the family warmbox"
Happy New Beer! Machining, welding, lame jokes in the shop.
It ain't no Dewclaw.
How to re-wire 3 way switches. Every few decades I need to re-learn this. This is a reference VJO for our future selves. 1. Breaker off 2. Remove both switches 3. Physically separate wires that were connected to switches 4. Breaker on 5. Locate "Hot" wire; 120Volts, mark wire and label box "A" 6. Breaker off 7. Box "A" wire all 3 wires together 8. Breaker on 9. Box "B" locate both "Traveler" wires that have 120Volts. Mark both "Traveler" wires. 10. Box "B" wire with no voltage is "Load". Mark wire. 11. Breaker off 12. Connect "Hot" in box "A" to "common" terminal of switch 13. Connect "Load" in box "B" to "common" terminal of switch 14. Connect both "Traveler" wires to remaining terminals of switch "A" and "B"; one wire in each terminal 15. Tug test all wire connections to ensure they are properly installed 16. Breaker on and test 17. Step back, invoke the magic words "Another job, well... Done!" and give yourself a pat on the back.
frickin' lazers!
Midsuffer fun on the ice planet of Hoth.
She'll keep up at 25 kph but falls behind at 33.
better and better!
Fireside chat on the merits of science vs. religion
Nothing against Sky Daddy... but sometimes his fan club gets outa hand.
El cheapo model from the Home Depot.
When you gotta suspend your disbelief...
They're all in cahoots. Sorry, бабушка, it's only business!
This Old Tony needs to trim his hedge.
Cash is debt. Don't sweat the petty. Pet the sweaty.
Driving the snakes out of everywhere.
Decals: https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/1427751614/emergency-shelter-labels
Share chuckles: https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/1427751614/emergency-shelter-labels
Sockey. Easy, delicious.
A quick demo of steel's internal stress as it pertains to machining.
Happy Easter to you!
Auto-ignition is not spontaneous! https://youtu.be/M8thlLjEjhc?t=1225 More rigorous test of oily rags catching on fire: -Toxic amounts of phenol at low temperature 230F - 110C -Can take a long time, depends on ambient temp. 24-36 hrs at 60F - 15C. -Carbon Monoxide may aid ignition -Cotton faster than paper. -Prodigious amounts of smoke prior to ignition @DDSpeedShop
Where there's no SMOKE, there's a LIAR. Proof: https://youtu.be/M8thlLjEjhc?t=1225 https://youtu.be/X3-Tpf1KPSs?t=249 https://youtu.be/v0CPhmplHek?t=125 https://youtu.be/vBPYl4DGYMI https://youtu.be/8OG6dXEHuLw?t=50 https://youtu.be/Cw5MqfrxM9g?t=336 -Toxic amounts of Acrolein (WW1 Chemical Warfare Agent) at low temperature 230F - 110C https://youtu.be/7oAcT4Duun4 -Can take a long time, depends on ambient temp. 24-36 hrs at 60F - 15C. -Carbon Monoxide may aid ignition. -Cotton faster than paper. -Prodigious amounts of smoke prior to ignition. Errata: Linseen oil tin mistaken for naphta camp fuel. NOT camp fuel. Ragrets, Mea Culpa etc.
Online recipes suck.
Fabricobled farm welding.
Steel plate on the BBQ is all you need. And potatoes, lots of potatoes.
Fixing Gaggia Espresso Machine
A brief vid asking your opinion on a concept. Thanks! This vid is temporary. I'll take it down after the week-end.
PLEASE COMMENT! Thank You!
I square up the aluminum stock, and use a trick from Pierre Beaudry to square the vise onto the mill, it works quite well! I also drill the bolting pattern for the back plate, evaporative cooling jacket plate, and the lens and LED cob housing.
Thank You! Here's the latest shop shenanigans.
Shop vid for the build of a tool dynomometer. She's a little sketchy coming up to speed... Thank you! (a lot)
Hi Guys! The tool dyno is progressing nicely! It's all fancied up with vibe damping mounts and home built Arduino tachometer.
Thank YOU!
Thank you very much for your help. I learned a lot about making my own lenses. Mainly, it's not easy, or simple. But I did have fun making a perfectly hemispherical cutting tool. http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
I build the carcass to see how it feels in the hand and test the blow out preventer and test out the retina burning function and test out how well it stands up to getting run over by a truck. http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
Thanks guys! I hope we will all enjoy the new gear. I've got a high speed 1000fps casio (it has workable resolution at 480fps) and a new main cannon HD video camera with omni directional Rode mike on the way. Cussing in STEREO!
Thank you! We've gathered enough parts to start the proof of concept for the HBR. This is gonna be fun! Here's the blank git for the Arduino code to run the thing. If you are interested in doing up the code. I'm not 100% on the github thing so forgive me if it doesn't work and or is a cluster. https://github.com/Bumblefuck/HBR-Pro...
Industrial Automation Oddware. Behold the resolver, how it works and what it does. Is it better than an encoder?
